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Camisards Camisards
Camisards , Protestant peasants of the Cévennes region of France who in 1702 rebelled against the persecutions that followed the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes (see Nantes, Edict of ). The name was probably given them because of the shirts they wore in night raids. Led by the young... Read more
Edict of Nantes Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes 1598, decree promulgated at Nantes by King Henry IV to restore internal peace in France, which had been torn by the Wars of Religion; the edict defined the rights of the French Protestants (see Huguenots ). These included full liberty of conscience and private worship; liberty of... Read more
dragonnades dragonnades
dragonnades or dragonades , name given to a form of persecution of French Protestants, or Huguenots , before and after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes (see Nantes, Edict of ) by Louis XIV. It consisted of harassing the Huguenots by billeting soldiers (particularly the rowdy... Read more
La Rochelle La Rochelle
La Rochelle , city (1990 pop. 73,744), capital of Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Bay of Biscay. Industries include naval, aircraft, and automobile construction. La Rochelle is the principal French fishing port on the Atlantic coast. Chartered in the 12th cent., it soon became one of the... Read more
Wandsworth Wandsworth
Wandsworth inner borough (1991 pop. 237,500) of Greater London, SE London, on the Thames River. An area along the Thames is industrialized, with gasworks, breweries, and candle and paint manufacture. Wandsworth is a railroad junction with five bridges extending over the Thames. In the 18th cent.... Read more
Pierre Jurieu Pierre Jurieu
Pierre Jurieu , 1637-1713, French Calvinist theologian. He was (1674-81) professor at Sedan. In 1681 in an attempt to preserve Huguenot liberties he published anonymously La Politique du clergé de France; his authorship soon became known, and he left France. From 1681 he was pastor of the... Read more
Lisburn Lisburn
Lisburn , town (1991 pop. 40,391) and district, E Northern Ireland, on the Lagan River. The town's chief industry, linen manufacture, was introduced by the Huguenots after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Within the district, the Lambeg Industrial Research Association is a major fiber... Read more
James De Lancey James De Lancey
James De Lancey (1703-1760) C OUNCILOR, CHIEF JUSTICE, AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Sources Royalist.James De Lancey was one of many Huguenot descendants whose families fled to New York after Louis XIV’s revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Many Huguenots settled... Read more
Paul du Ry Paul du Ry
Ry, Paul du (1640–1714). Member of a family of French Huguenot architects. His grandfather, Charles (before 1568–after 1683), was related to and worked with de Brosse, and his father, Mathurin, was Court Architect in Paris. Paul trained with N. -F. Blondel, worked as a military... Read more
Wilhelm Roux Wilhelm Roux
ROUX, WILHELM (b. Jena, Germany, 9 June 1850; d. Halle, Germany, 15 September 1924) embryology, developmental mechanics, anatomy. Roux single-mindedly devoted his life to science. Even in his autobiography he gave only the scantiest details about his family and extrascientific activities. The... Read more

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