HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Michel De Montaigne
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Henry iv brought peace: heir to french throne: prince henry of navarre. A. 1. was a leader of the house of bourbon and thus a huguenot. \ He had support form the protestants and the catholic politiques. A. 2. a. however, it took him 9 years of fighting to secure his crown: many catholics, including the people of paris, still opposed henry. For the sake of his country, h4 chose to give up his religion and become. Paris is well worth a mass. : 1598: h4 took a giant step to heal france"s wounds by allowing the huguenots to worship in peace. In every district, huguenots could set up at least one house of worship. Paris was the only large french city where protestant worship was strictly banned. Edict of nantes: he devoted his reign to rebuilding france and restoring its prosperity. No other french king cared so much about the welfare of the common people as.
