Huguenots
Huguenot was the name given to Protestants of France in the mid-16th century. Between 1562 and 1598 eight wars were fought between the Huguenots and French Catholics. Peace came with the Edict of Nantes, which was instituted in 1598 and gave equal rights to Catholics and Protestants in France. In 1685, King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and French persecution drove up to one million Huguenots out of France. Many settled in England, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the English colonies, however, Huguenots were prohibited from settling in New France.