Why was the Edict of Nantes important?

Question

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• It gave individuals in the Holy Roman Empire the right to choose their religion.
• It made Catholicism the religion of France, but allowed Huguenots freedom of religion.
• It established federalism, in which local and national governments share power.
• It divided the Holy Roman Empire into separate Protestant and Catholic kingdoms.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

• It made Catholicism the religion of France, but allowed Huguenots freedom of religion.

The Edict of Nantes, issued in 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted significant religious freedoms to the Huguenots (French Protestants), allowing them to practice their religion openly and providing them with certain civil rights, while establishing Catholicism as the state religion.