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Having decreed this edict on 28 September, a subsequent edict was established the same day, depriving all Protestant magistrates and office holders of their respective offices, though with an allowance for compensation for this financial loss, if the office holder was not currently in open rebellion.
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The crown was by this point so overburdened with debt it was forced to compromise in the peace of Saint-Germain, in which the edict of Saint-Maur was revoked, Protestants were restored in their ability to worship in designated places, Coligny and other Protestant nobles were restored to office, and
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Once this preamble was complete the edict moved on to terms, men of any stature and office were forbidden from practicing any other religion than Catholicism. Protestant preachers were to vacate the kingdom within 15 days of publication. Despite these terms however, the common people would not be
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Despite Longjumeau's prohibitions on the formation of foreign alliances by crown subjects, the aristocratic Huguenots had busied themselves aligning with the Dutch Protestant rebels. In August they formed a formal alliance, vowing to aid each other in the ridding of their respective kings' 'evil
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would be added to Protestant control again. As for the other terms of the edict, the Protestants had been preparing for civil war again before it broke out; as such, the loss of office and title did not affect much as most Protestant nobles were already south with Condé in rebellion.
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The edict proved more theoretical than practical, as civil war immediately followed. The Protestants who had fled to La Rochelle had, by the time of Saint-Maur, already taken up arms to defend themselves. The duke of Anjou took the field on 6 October. The Protestant forces under
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Given this civil war, the towns of Castres, Montauban and La Rochelle would not be returned to the crown, two of these towns would be legally granted to the Protestants as their surety in the peace that superseded the edict. Further during the war towns such as
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Copies of the edict would be put into international circulation, and sent to the Catholic princes of western Europe. Explaining that the prior edicts that had so concerned them, had just been methods of coaxing the Protestants back into the Catholic fold.
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of Paris for publication, which the Parlement, in contrast to previous toleration edicts, was keen to do. Whilst in the Parlement building he oversaw the burning of the previous edicts that were to be revoked, throwing them into the fire.
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of church land, but only on the condition that the funds be used to suppress heresy in France. Much of the council was eager to accept such terms, as an opportunity to overturn what they characterised as a mistaken peace back in March.
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Hôpital made his final return to council, on 19 September, so he could oppose the acceptance of Pius V's terms. He argued before Catherine that to accept such a deal would be to surrender traditional
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and recounting the various efforts to solve the religious question, and how these had all been sabotaged by the Protestants. It highlighted the failure of the Protestants to return La Rochelle,
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liberties and that the king had the right to seize church lands without the consultation of the Pope. Lorraine rebuked him, calling Hôpital a hypocrite with his wife and daughter being
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examined as to their consciences on matters of faith. Instead, it was hoped that bishops and pastors would bring subjects with Protestant consciences back in to the religious fold.
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All towns held by Protestants must be returned, private quarrels were to cease, and all those currently illegally under arms would have to lay them down within 20 days.
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despite the edict of Longjumeau's terms. The edict went on to say that the Protestants 'abuse our clemency' and accused them of plotting against the kingdom.
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who could apply them as was required to the edict of Saint-Maur. Birague sealed the edict, and revoked the edicts of Saint Germain, Amboise and Longjumeau.
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at the end of the third religious war in 1570 which restored recognition to Protestantism, alongside many other concessions.
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With Longjumeau signed the balance on the privy council was already shifting towards the uncompromising Catholics.
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church lands to cover shortfalls. The Pope was open to this, on certain conditions. On 1 August,
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The edict began with a hard-line interpretation of the previous seven years, beginning with the
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The King's Army: Warfare, Soldiers and Society during the Wars of Religion in France 1562-1576
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were reinforced by mercenaries from Germany, and began laying siege to southern cities. In a
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withdrew from attending court in June. This lost the moderates their key voice on the court.
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Though the costly war was over, the crown remained hard pressed financially, and desired to
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The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II
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The Wars of Religion in France: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II
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Condé was captured and killed, leaving the Huguenot army under the command of
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The Massacre of St Bartholomew and the European Conflict: 1559-1572
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The Massacre of St Bartholomew and the European Conflict: 1559-1572
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Charles, wearing his state robes, took the edict personally to the
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Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe
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Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe
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who negotiated the treaty as a concession for financial relief
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before being crushingly defeated later that year at the
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four surety towns were granted to Protestant control.
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Index

Portrait of Charles, standing in formal dress
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French Wars of Religion
First; 1562–1563
Conflict in the provinces
Rouen
Vergt
Dreux
Orléans
Saint-Denis
Chartres
Jarnac
La Roche-l'Abeille
Poitiers
Orthez
Moncontour
Saint-Jean d'Angély
Arney-le-Duc
Mons
Sommières
Sancerre
La Rochelle
Dormans
La Charité-sur-Loire
Issoire
Brouage
La Fère

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