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1576 in France

Explore 10 historical events and records for France in 1576.

Historical records for France in 1576

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Beaulieu Settlement Expands Protestant Privileges

Henry III ยท Beaulieu ยท Warfare / French Wars of Religion

The Peace of Beaulieu granted substantial concessions to Protestants before renewed Catholic opposition curtailed the settlement.

De La Republique

Bodin, Jean ยท Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "De La Republique"

Holy League

Henry III ยท Bergerac ยท Warfare / Wars of Religion, 6th

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Huguenots

Henry III ยท Bergerac ยท Warfare / Wars of Religion, 6th

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Montaigne Adopts Skeptical Que Sais Je

Montaigne, Michel ยท Essayist and philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Montaigne associated his personal emblem with the question of what he could know. The formulation summarized a philosophical posture alert to the limits of human certainty.

Montaigne Meditates On Sebond Apology

Montaigne, Michel ยท Essayist and philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

In the Apology for Raymond Sebond Montaigne examined the weakness of unaided human reason. The extended argument used skeptical examples while engaging contemporary conflicts over religious knowledge.

Peace

Henry III ยท Chastenoy ยท Warfare / Wars of Religion, 5th

The Peace of Chastenoy ends the 5th War of Religion

Peace

Henry III ยท Bergerac ยท Warfare / Wars of Religion, 6th

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Protestantism

Henry III ยท Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Henry III bans Protestantism to appease his Catholic ally Philip II

Protestantism

Henry III ยท Warfare / Wars of Religion, 5th

Henry III bans Protestantism to appease his Catholic ally Philip II

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