Huguenots
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The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huguenots canonical | 53 |
| French Huguenots | 15 |
| French Protestants | 10 |
| Huguenot | 7 |
| Huguenot diaspora | 4 |
| Huguenot movement | 4 |
| Huguenot refugees | 3 |
| A Huguenot | 1 |
| Calvinist Huguenots | 1 |
| French Calvinist Huguenots | 1 |
| French Huguenot | 1 |
| French Huguenot colonists | 1 |
| Huguenot party | 1 |
| Réformés | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Huguenots Context triple: [Calvinism, influenced, Huguenots]
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Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
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Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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Sinti
The Sinti are a traditionally itinerant Romani ethnic group in Central Europe who, like the Roma, were persecuted and targeted for genocide under Nazi rule.
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Georgians
Georgians are a South Caucasian ethnic group native to the country of Georgia, known for their distinct Kartvelian language, rich cultural traditions, and long history in the Caucasus region.
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Flemish Americans
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Huguenots Target entity description: The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.
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Normans
The Normans were a medieval people of Viking origin who settled in northern France and became a powerful military and political force in Europe, most famously conquering England in 1066 under William the Conqueror.
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Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
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C.
Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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D.
Sinti
The Sinti are a traditionally itinerant Romani ethnic group in Central Europe who, like the Roma, were persecuted and targeted for genocide under Nazi rule.
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E.
Georgians
Georgians are a South Caucasian ethnic group native to the country of Georgia, known for their distinct Kartvelian language, rich cultural traditions, and long history in the Caucasus region.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant community
ⓘ
religious group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
ⓘ
surface form:
Edict of Fontainebleau
Edict of Nantes ⓘ French Wars of Religion ⓘ revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity |
La Rochelle
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Languedoc
Paris ⓘ Poitou ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
commerce in host countries
ⓘ
crafts and industry in host countries ⓘ spread of Reformed theology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French people ⓘ |
| experienced | diaspora ⓘ |
| faced |
legal discrimination
ⓘ
massacres ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusInFrance |
outlawed after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
ⓘ
tolerated under the Edict of Nantes ⓘ |
| mainOpponents |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
French Catholics
|
| migratedTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Cape Colony
England ⓘ German states ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ North America ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| notableMinorityIn |
French nobility
ⓘ
French urban bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Catholic sacramental theology ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
French monarchy
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Calvinism ⓘ |
| scripture | Bible in French ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Huguenots
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Réformés
|
| supportedDoctrine |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
predestination ⓘ |
| theology | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
psalm singing
ⓘ
sermon-centered services ⓘ |
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Subject: Huguenots Description of subject: The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.
Referenced by (103)
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