1 March 1685Code NoirLouis XIV Sun King
Issues the Code Noir for French colonies.
Historical records for France in 1685, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Issues the Code Noir for French colonies.
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.
Revokes the edict in an effort to force all his subjects to practice Catholicism. Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, renounces the Edict of Nantes and declares Protestantism illegal with the Edict of Fontainebleau
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
Upon the revocation of the edict of Nantes, Frederick Wilhelm issues the Edict of Potsdam, which encourages Protestants to come to Brandenburg
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
Enacts the reforms of the Code Noir for slaves in the colonies
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