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Events on Thursday 6 May 1576 1
1576Edict of BeaulieuPeace of Monsieur ends the Fifth War of Religion in FranceKing Henry III granted the Huguenots freedom of worship outside Paris and other concessions to end the Fifth War of Religion. The settlement provoked a strong Catholic backlash across France. It was far more generous to Protestants than earlier edicts and proved short-lived.