Peace of Saint-Germain

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The Peace of Saint-Germain was a 1570 treaty that temporarily ended the third French War of Religion by granting limited rights and protections to French Huguenots.

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Peace of Saint-Germain canonical 1
Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
peace treaty
religious peace
aimedTo integrate Huguenots into the French political order
allowed Protestant worship in noble houses under certain conditions
Protestant worship in the suburbs of one town per bailliage
alsoKnownAs Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
characterizedAs compromise between royal authority and Huguenot demands
country Kingdom of France
dateSigned 1570-08-08
endedConflict Third French War of Religion
followedBy Fourth French War of Religion
Massacre of Saint Bartholomew
granted access to public office for Huguenots
amnesty to Huguenots
four security towns to Huguenots
limited freedom of worship to Huguenots
restoration of property to Huguenots
grantedRightsTo French Huguenots
linked to: Huguenots
historicalPeriod French Wars of Religion
includedClause Huguenots could hold synods and consistories
freedom of conscience for Huguenots
mixed chambers (chambres mi-parties) for cases involving Protestants
return of confiscated offices to Huguenots
language French
legalStatus edict of pacification
limitedBy strong Catholic opposition
monarchDuringEvent Charles IX of France
negotiatedBy Catherine de' Medici
Gaspard II de Coligny
Henry of Navarre's Huguenot party
linked to: Huguenot forces
partOf French Wars of Religion
placeSigned Saint-Germain-en-Laye
prohibited Protestant worship at the royal court
Protestant worship in Paris
reaffirmed some provisions of earlier edicts of pacification
regentDuringEvent Catherine de' Medici
religiousContext Catholic–Protestant conflict in France
resultedIn temporary peace between Catholics and Huguenots
securityTowns Cognac
La Charité-sur-Loire
La Rochelle
Montauban
signatory Catherine de' Medici
Charles IX of France
Huguenot leaders
year 1570

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Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1570) alsoKnownAs Peace of Saint-Germain
Peace of Saint-Germain alsoKnownAs Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
linked to: Peace of Saint-Germain