Peace of Alès

French Wars of Religion

1st–7th wars

1562–63: Edict of Saint-Germain; Vassy; Rouen; Dreux; Orléans; Edict of Amboise

1567–68: Saint-Denis; Chartres

1568–70: Jarnac; La Roche-l'Abeille; Orthez; Moncontour

1572–73: Mons; St. Bartholomew; Sommières; Sancerre; La Rochelle

1574–76: Dormans; Edict of Beaulieu

1576–77: Treaty of Bergerac

1579–80: Treaty of Fleix

War of the Three Henrys: Treaty of Nemours; Coutras; Vimory; Arques; Day of the Barricades; Ivry; Paris; Rouen; Craon; Blaye; Fort Crozon; Edict of Nantes

Franco-Spanish War (1595–98): Fontaine-Française; Ham; Le Catelet; Doullens; Cambrai; Calais; Ardres; Amiens

Huguenot rebellions

1621–22: Saumur; Saint-Jean-d'Angély; La Rochelle; Montauban; Royan; Saint-Foix; Nègrepelisse; Saint-Antonin; Montpellier; Saint-Martin-de-Ré; Treaty of Montpellier

1625: Blavet; Ré island; Treaty of Paris

1627–29: Saint-Martin-de-Ré; La Rochelle; Privas; Alès; Montauban; Peace of Alès

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685)

The Peace of Alais, also known as the Edict of Alès or the Edict of Grace, was a treaty negotiated by Cardinal Richelieu with Huguenot leaders and signed by King Louis XIII of France on 27 September 1629. It confirmed the basic principles of the Edict of Nantes, but differed in that it contained additional clauses, stating that the Huguenots no longer had political rights and further demanding they relinquish all cities and fortresses immediately. It ended the religious warring while granting the Huguenots amnesty and guaranteeing tolerance for the group. Unfortunately for the Huguenots, the Peace did not last permanently. Louis XIV resumed persecution of Protestants, culminating in a revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

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