Huguenots in the Netherlands: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
m (Text replacement - "/learn/wiki" to "/wiki")
No edit summary
Line 12: Line 12:
*1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre  
*1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre  
*1576 - Formation of the first Catholic League in France  
*1576 - Formation of the first Catholic League in France  
*1593 - Henry IV abjures Protestantism 1598 April - Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV 1652 – First Dutch settlers arrive in South Africa, among them the first Huguenot in SAf, Maria de la Quellerie, the wife of governor Jan van Riebeeck  
*1593 - Henry IV abjures Protestantism 1598 April - Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV  
*1652 – First Dutch settlers arrive in South Africa, among them the first Huguenot in SAf, Maria de la Quellerie, the wife of governor Jan van Riebeeck
*1685 October - Louis XIV issues Edict of Fontainebleau which renounces the Edict and declares Protestantism illegal  
*1685 October - Louis XIV issues Edict of Fontainebleau which renounces the Edict and declares Protestantism illegal  
*1688 – Arrival of nearly 200 Huguenots in South Africa
*1688 – Arrival of nearly 200 Huguenots in South Africa
1,766

edits