On This Day In History: Treaty of Bergerac Ratified – On Sep 17, 1577
MessageToEagle.com – On September 17, 1577, the Treaty of Bergerac, which was signed at Bergerac on 14 September 1577, was ratified by the Edict of Poitiers.
It was the treaty between Henry III of France and Huguenot princes.
This agreement was developed after the sixth phase of the French Wars of Religion. The treaty replaced the Edict of Beaulieu (5 May 1576) that ended the Fifth War of Religion and gave the Huguenots more religious rights than any of the
According to the Catholic League, the Edict of Beaulieu was too favorable to Protestants.
Based on the terms of the Treaty of Bergerac, Huguenots were only allowed to practice their faith in the suburbs of one town in each judicial district.
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