The Treaty of Bergerac (also known as the Edict of Poitiers) was signed on September 17, 1577 between Henry III of France and Huguenot princes. This accord was developed after the sixth phase of the French Wars of Religion. The treaty replaced the Edict of Beaulieu, which was deemed by the Catholic League as too favorable to Protestants. Based on the terms of the treaty, Huguenots were only allowed to practice their faith in the suburbs of one town in each judicial district. In Vivarais, the treaty was recognized in late October 1577. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Henry III (French: Henri III; September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589), born Alexandre-Édouard, was a member of the Valois Dynasty, King of France from May 30, 1574 until his death. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... 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. ... The Edict of Beaulieu, made in 1576 by Henry III of France, gave Huguenots the right of public worship for the religion, thenceforth officially called the prétendue reformée, throughout France, except at Paris and the Court. ... [[The French Catholic League was created by [[Henry of Guise]], in [[1576]] during the [[French Wars of Religion]]. [[Pope Sixtus V]], the [[Jesuits]], [[Catherine de Medici]], and [[Philip II of Spain]] were all members of this intransigent ultra-Catholic party, bent upon extirpating the Protestant [[heresy]] in France once and... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Vivarais (Occitan: Vivarés) refers to a part of France: a traditional region in the south-est of the country, covering the département of Ardèche, named after its capital Viviers on the river Rhône. ...

References

• Salmon, J. H. M. Peasant Revolt in Vivarais, 1575-1580. French Historical Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, (Spring 1979). Duke University Press.

See also

• List of treaties

This is a chronological list of international treaties, agreements, peaces, etc. ...

External links

• Encyclopedia Britannica - Bergerac
• Third French War of Religion
• The Columbia Encyclopedia: Poitiers