[muawiyah]

October 1685 saw Louis XIV revoke the Edict of Nantes and declared Protestantism illegal with the Edict of Fontainebleau.The Madame de Maintenon had appeared on the scene as one of Henry's official mistresses in 1680.

I see a pattern here ~ there's ol' Henry, fat dumb and happy living in a very prosperous France at peace with itself, and with its Protestant neighbors. Then, here comes Madame de Maintenon and she turns Henry to "the Church" whereupon he revokes the very act of official state toleration that kept France's middle class and Protestant merchants at home.

Next thing you know France is up to its eyeballs in conflicts with its Protestant neighbors; the Brits turn hungry eyes on French zones in India, and on the Ohio Valley and on New France!

Real smart Madame de Maintenon!

That's called "screwing the pooch".

[Cincinna]

Francoise d’Aubigne. later later la Veuve Scarron, later Madame de Maintenon was a Calvinist. Her piety and devotion were known throughout France.

Henry? I think you have your Kings of France mixed up!

[ktscarlett66]

King Henry?????? Huh?

[muawiyah]

Henry, Louis, so many French Kings have those names ~ yeah, a mindfart as "Henry of Navarre" oozed through the history filter into the issue.

Next time I'll be more careful.