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41Edict of Saint-Germain — The Edict of Saint Germain was an edict of toleration promulgated by the Regent, Catherine de Medici, in January 1562. It provided limited tolerance of Protestantism in her Roman Catholic realms, especially in relation to the French Huguenots.It… …
42Edict of Beaulieu — The Edict of Beaulieu (also known at the time as the Peace of Monsieur) was promulgated from Beaulieu lès Loches [Beaulieu lies directly across the Indre from Loches.] on May 6, 1576 [Pierre Miquel, p. 314.] by Henry III of France, who was… …
43Edict of 1577 — The Edict of 1577 (also known as the Perpetual Edict) was signed in February of 1577 by the new Spanish governor general of the Habsburg Netherlands, Don John of Austria. This accord provided for the removal of Spanish forces from the Netherlands …
44Edict of Potsdam — The Edict of Potsdam ( de. Edikt von Potsdam) was a proclamation issued by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, in Potsdam on 29 October 1685, as a response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau. The Edict… …
45Edict of Pistres — The Edict of Pistres or Edictum Pistensis is often held up as one of the few examples, if not the sole example, of good government from Charles the Bald, the man who can be called first king of France. The edict was promulgated, as its name… …
46Edict of Roussillon — The Edict of Roussillon ( fr. Édit de Roussillon) was a 1564 edict decreeing that the year would begin on January 1 in France.During a trip to various parts of his kingdom, the King of France, Charles IX, found that depending on the diocese, the… …
47Edict on Prices — Issued by Diocletian (q.v.) in 301, it consisted of a long list of specific goods and services, each appended with a maximum price. As an attempt to control runaway inflation, it failed. It was published in lengthy inscriptions, fragments of… …
48Edict of Toleration by Galerius — This was an edict, issued in 311 by the Roman Tetrarchy of Galerius, Constantine and Licinius, officially ending the Diocletian persecution of Christianity. Galerius who had been one of the leading figures in the persecutions, admitted that the… …
49Edict of Toleration (Hawaii) — An Edict of Toleration was issued by King Kamehameha III of Hawaii on June 17, 1839, which allowed for the establishment of the Hawaii Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church was suppressed in the Kingdom of Hawaii during the reigns of… …
50Edict on Idle Institutions — The Edict on Idle Institutions was one of over 6,000 ordinances issued by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor pertaining to religious issues. Promulgated in 1780, it outlawed contemplative monastic orders. The act permitted only monastic orders that… …
