The Edict of Boulogne was signed on June 25, 1573 by King Charles IX of France. The treaty officially ended the fourth phase of the French Wars of Religion. Based on the terms of the treaty, all Huguenots were granted amnesty for their past actions. Moreover, the treaty granted the Huguenots the freedom to worship in the towns of La Rochelle, Montauban, and Nimes. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Charles IX (June 27, 1550 – May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants) from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598, including civil infighting as well as military operations. ... La Rochelle is a city and commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 76,584 in 1999). ... Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse. ... Nîmes is a city and commune of southern France, préfecture (capital) of the Gard département. ...
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