Council of Nantes

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ecumenical council
gptkbp:discusses religious freedoms
military_support_for_Protestants
rights_of_Protestants
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:followedBy Edict of Nantes
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:historical_significance first major attempt at reconciliation
gptkbp:historicalContext 16th century France
conflict between faiths
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of Nantes
gptkbp:impact influenced later peace treaties
shaped future religious policies
long-term_effects_on_French_society
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:European_Protestant_Reformation
gptkb:Wars_of_Religion_in_France
political pressures
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for royal authority
gptkbp:is_involved_in Catholic_and_Protestant_factions
gptkbp:is_used_in social order
gptkbp:legacy set a precedent for future councils.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nantes
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:King_Francis_II_of_France
Cardinal de Lorraine
Huguenot leaders
gptkbp:notableFeature paved the way for future negotiations
compromise between factions
establishment of a framework for coexistence
establishment_of_certain_rights_for_Protestants
guarantees_for_Protestant_worship
protection_of_Protestant_churches
recognition_of_Protestant_worship
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Gaspard_de_Coligny
Catherine de' Medici
gptkbp:notableWork political alliances
gptkbp:outcome limited religious tolerance
final resolutions
gptkbp:performedBy Catholic_monarchs
growing_tensions_between_Catholics_and_Protestants
gptkbp:precededBy Colloquy of Poissy
gptkbp:produces decrees
gptkbp:purpose address_the_issues_of_the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:French_Wars_of_Religion
gptkb:Council_of_Trent
Edict of Nantes
Huguenot movement
gptkbp:relatedEvent Treaty of Amboise
gptkbp:result establishment of a peace treaty
gptkbp:significance attempt_to_reconcile_Catholics_and_Protestants
gptkbp:treaty mutual respect between faiths
gptkbp:year 1560