revocation of an edict

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• revocation of the Edict of Nantes —    See Edict of Nantes …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Revocation — Rev o*ca tion, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r[ e]vocation.] 1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. [1913 Webster] One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Edict of Nantes — The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598 [The Edict itself states merely that it is given at Nantes, in the month of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand five hundred and ninety eight . A detailed chronological account of the… …   Wikipedia

• Edict of Fontainebleau — The Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes of 1598, which had granted to the Huguenots the right to worship their religion without persecution from the …   Wikipedia

• Edict of Expulsion — This article describes the Edict of Expulsion, given by Edward I of England in 1290, that expelled all Jews from England for 350 years. For information on the 1492 Edict of Expulsion from Spain, see the Alhambra decree. For other legislations… …   Wikipedia

• Edict of Potsdam — The Edict of Potsdam ( de. Edikt von Potsdam) was a proclamation issued by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, in Potsdam on 29 October 1685, as a response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau. The Edict… …   Wikipedia

• Edict — E dict, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. [ e]dit. See {Diction}.] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Edict of Nantes — Edict E dict, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. [ e]dit. See {Diction}.] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Huguenots — • An extensive history of this French Protestant tradition Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Huguenots     Huguenots     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jamet Mettayer — [ou Jean ou Jean Jamet], latinisé en « Jametius Messorius » ou « Metayerius », italianisé en « Giametto Metaieri », est un imprimeur libraire français actif de 1573 à sa mort en 1605. Il a travaillé à Paris de 1573 à …   Wikipédia en Français

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium