History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . The Edict ofNantes (ises). By thisedict of toleration the Cal-vinists were permitted tohold services in all thetowns and villages wherethey had previously heldthem, but in Paris and anumber of other towns allProtestant services wereprohibited. The Protes-tants were to enjoy thesame political rights asCatholics and to be eligibleto government offices. Anumber of fortified townswere to remain in thehands of the Huguenots,particularly La Rochelle,Montauban, and Nimes. Henrys only mistake lay in grantingthe Huguen
History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . The Edict ofNantes (ises). By thisedict of toleration the Cal-vinists were permitted tohold services in all thetowns and villages wherethey had previously heldthem, but in Paris and anumber of other towns allProtestant services wereprohibited. The Protes-tants were to enjoy thesame political rights asCatholics and to be eligibleto government offices. Anumber of fortified townswere to remain in thehands of the Huguenots,particularly La Rochelle,Montauban, and Nimes. Henrys only mistake lay in grantingthe Huguenots the right to control fortified towns. In the nextgeneration this privilege aroused the suspicion of the kings min-ister, Richelieu, who attacked the Huguenots, not so much onreligious grounds as on account of their independent position inthe state, which suggested that of the older feudal nobles. 794. Ministry of Sully. Henry IV chose Sully, an uprightand able Calvinist, for his chief minister. Sully set to work toreestablish the kingly power, which had suffered greatly under. Fig. 139. Hexry IV of France This spirited portrait of Henry of Navarregives an excellent impression of his geni-ality and good sense The Wars of Religion 547 the last three brothers of the house of Valois. He undertook tolighten the tremendous burden of debt which weighed upon thecountry. He laid out new roads and canals and encouraged agri-culture and commerce; he dismissed the useless noblemen andofficers whom the government was supporting without any advan-tage to itself. Had his administration not been prematurely inter-rupted it might have brought France unprecedented power andprosperity; but religious fanaticism put an end to his reforms. In 1610 Henry IV, like William the Silent, was assassinatedjust in the his greatest usefulness to his country. Sullycould not agree with the regent, Henrys widow, and so gave uphis position and retired to private life. 795. Richelieu. Before many year
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