May 1560
Chancellor Appointed
L'Hospital becomes Chancellor and supports a policy of moderation
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Fontainebleau in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
L'Hospital becomes Chancellor and supports a policy of moderation
Coligny presents Protestant grievances at the Assembly of Notables
Catherine seeks a moderate religious settlement to prevent civil war
Upon the revocation of the edict of Nantes, Frederick Wilhelm issues the Edict of Potsdam, which encourages Protestants to come to Brandenburg. Revokes the religious toleration of the Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, renounces the Edict of Nantes and declares Protestantism illegal with the Edict of Fontainebleau
Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, renounces the Edict of Nantes and declares Protestantism illegal with the Edict of Fontainebleau
Revokes the Edict of Nantes and outlaws Protestant worship.
Louis XIV claims that out of a Huguenot population of 800,000 to 900,000, only 1,000 to 1,500 had remained in France
Louis XIV orders the destruction of Huguenot churches, as well as the closing of Protestant schools
Makes official persecution enforced since the dragonnades created in 1681 by the King in order to intimidate Huguenots into converting to Catholicism
The Edict of Fontainebleau is issued by Louis XIV, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Fontainebleau is issued by Louis XIV, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Rousseau's opera The Village Soothsayer is performed before the French court.
Mitterrand chaired the Fontainebleau European Council, which settled major budget disputes and relaunched institutional reform.
The Fontainebleau summit backed measures intended to make the European Community more visible and meaningful to its citizens.
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