Edict of Amboise
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The Edict of Amboise was a 1563 royal decree in France that temporarily ended the first French War of Religion by granting limited toleration to certain groups of Huguenots.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edict of Amboise canonical | 8 |
| Edict of Amboise (1560) | 2 |
| Edict of Amboise (1563) | 1 |
| Edicts of pacification during the Wars of Religion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6072993 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edict of Amboise Context triple: [Amboise, historicalEvent, Edict of Amboise]
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Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Edict of Fontainebleau
The Edict of Fontainebleau was a 1685 decree by King Louis XIV of France that revoked the Edict of Nantes and led to renewed persecution and mass exodus of French Protestants (Huguenots).
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C.
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
The Edict of Saint-Germain (1562) was a royal decree in France that granted limited religious toleration to Protestants (Huguenots), attempting to ease tensions that soon erupted into the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
The Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts was a 1539 royal decree by King Francis I of France that, among other judicial and administrative reforms, made French (rather than Latin) the mandatory language for official documents in the kingdom.
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E.
Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
The Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges was a 1438 decree by King Charles VII of France that asserted the French crown’s control over the national church and limited papal authority, laying groundwork for Gallicanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edict of Amboise Target entity description: The Edict of Amboise was a 1563 royal decree in France that temporarily ended the first French War of Religion by granting limited toleration to certain groups of Huguenots.
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A.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Edict of Fontainebleau
The Edict of Fontainebleau was a 1685 decree by King Louis XIV of France that revoked the Edict of Nantes and led to renewed persecution and mass exodus of French Protestants (Huguenots).
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C.
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
The Edict of Saint-Germain (1562) was a royal decree in France that granted limited religious toleration to Protestants (Huguenots), attempting to ease tensions that soon erupted into the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
The Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts was a 1539 royal decree by King Francis I of France that, among other judicial and administrative reforms, made French (rather than Latin) the mandatory language for official documents in the kingdom.
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E.
Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
The Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges was a 1438 decree by King Charles VII of France that asserted the French crown’s control over the national church and limited papal authority, laying groundwork for Gallicanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious toleration decree
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royal edict ⓘ |
| aimedTo | end the first French War of Religion ⓘ |
| allowed | private Protestant worship for nobles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peace of Amboise
ⓘ
linked to:
Peace of Monsieur
|
| appliedTo | Kingdom of France excluding Paris for Protestant worship ⓘ |
| category |
1563 in France
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1563 in law ⓘ Documents of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ French royal edicts ⓘ |
| confirmed |
amnesty for acts committed during the first French War of Religion
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restoration of property to many Huguenots ⓘ |
| conflictAddressed |
First French War of Religion
ⓘ
linked to:
French Wars of Religion
|
| contextOfSignature | end of the first French War of Religion ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1563-03-19 ⓘ |
| durationOfEffect | short-term ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Edict of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (August 1570)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
Edict of Saint-Maur ⓘ |
| granted | limited toleration to certain Huguenots ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 16th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| imposed | obligation of Huguenots to respect Catholic worship ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Charles IX of France ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalEffect | partial legalization of Protestantism in France ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal decree ⓘ |
| limited | public Protestant worship to certain places ⓘ |
| limitedRightsOf | urban Huguenot communities ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Catherine de' Medici
ⓘ
linked to:
Catherine de’ Medici
Michel de l'Hôpital ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Amboise ⓘ |
| policyType | religious toleration ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Edict of Saint-Germain
ⓘ
linked to:
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
|
| prohibited | Protestant worship in Paris ⓘ |
| regencyGovernmentOf |
Catherine de' Medici
ⓘ
linked to:
Catherine de’ Medici
|
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict in France ⓘ |
| religiousGroupConcerned |
French Catholics
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church in France
Huguenots ⓘ |
| repealed | earlier broader concessions of the Edict of Saint-Germain (January 1562) ⓘ |
| restrictedTo |
Huguenots in specified towns
ⓘ
nobility of the Reformed faith ⓘ |
| resultedIn | temporary peace between Catholics and Huguenots ⓘ |
| signedAt |
Château d'Amboise
ⓘ
linked to:
Château d’Amboise
|
| signedDuringReignOf | Charles IX of France ⓘ |
| successor |
Edict of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1562 toleration edict was modified)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
Edict of Saint-Maur ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | religious peace agreement ⓘ |
| year | 1563 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Edict of Amboise Description of subject: The Edict of Amboise was a 1563 royal decree in France that temporarily ended the first French War of Religion by granting limited toleration to certain groups of Huguenots.
Referenced by (12)
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