Treaty of Alès

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The Treaty of Alès was a 1629 agreement in France that ended the Huguenot rebellions by confirming their religious freedoms while stripping them of political and military privileges.

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Treaty of Alès canonical 2
Peace of Alès 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
peace treaty
aim to eliminate Huguenot state-within-a-state
to pacify internal religious conflict in France
alsoKnownAs Edict of Alès
Peace of Alès
linked to: Treaty of Alès
country Kingdom of France
follows Edict of Nantes
Huguenot rebellions
Peace of Montpellier
Siege of La Rochelle
grants amnesty to Huguenots for rebellion
historicalContext centralization of power under Cardinal Richelieu
historicalPeriod reign of Louis XIII
jurisdiction Kingdom of France
language French
legalStatusOfProtestantism tolerated but politically subordinated
location Alès
longTermEffect strengthening of French absolutist monarchy
weakening of institutional Protestantism in France
maintains civil rights for Huguenots
negotiatedBy Cardinal Richelieu
party French Crown
Huguenot leaders
precedes Edict of Fontainebleau
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
relatedTo Edict of Nantes
French Wars of Religion
Peace of Montpellier
Siege of La Rochelle
religiousGroupInvolved Huguenots
restricts Huguenot military organization
Huguenot political autonomy
result confirmation of Huguenot freedom of conscience
confirmation of private Protestant worship where previously allowed
dismantling of Huguenot fortified towns
end of Huguenot rebellions
loss of Huguenot right to hold political assemblies
loss of Huguenot right to maintain garrisons
reinforcement of royal authority in France
suppression of Huguenot military privileges
suppression of Huguenot political rights
signedBy Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
signedIn 1629
signedOn 28 June 1629
subjectOf French Wars of Religion historiography
typeOfSettlement religious settlement

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Peace of Alès alsoKnownAs Treaty of Alès
Treaty of Alès alsoKnownAs Peace of Alès
linked to: Treaty of Alès
Blockade of La Rochelle followedBy Treaty of Alès
subject linked to: blockade of La Rochelle