Edict of Potsdam

Edict of Potsdam

The Edict of Potsdam ( _de. Edikt von Potsdam) was a proclamation issued by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, in Potsdam on 29 October 1685, as a response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau. The Edict of Potsdam gave French Huguenots safe passage to Brandenburg-Prussia, offered them tax-free status for ten years, and allowed them to hold French-language church services.

References

# John Stoye — "Europe Unfolding 1648-1688" p.272


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