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The Edict of Amboise was signed, ending the first war in the French Wars of Religion and inaugurating a period of official peace that lasted until 1567.
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Edict of Amboise
1563 armistice in the French Wars of Religion
The Edict of Amboise, also known as the Edict of Pacification, was signed at the Château of Amboise on 19 March 1563 by Catherine de' Medici, acting as regent for her son Charles IX of France. The Edict ended the first war of the French Wars of Religion, inaugurating a period of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French Wars of Religion
1562–1598 Catholic-Protestant conflicts
The French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants from 1562 to 1598. Between two and four million people died from violence, famine or disease directly caused by the conflict, and it severely damaged the power of the French…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)