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Cara Delevingne (1992–), English actress and model, French Huguenot ancestry. [153] Poppy Delevingne (1986–), English actress and model, sister of Cara, French Huguenot ancestry. [153] Cecil B. DeMille (1881–1959), American film-maker. [154] [155] Johnny Depp (1963–), American actor, descended from Jean and Pierre Dieppe of Dieppe ...
Through the efforts of the Prince of Beauvau, the dozen or so women held there were finally released in 1767. [ 14 ] In the decades following 1724, enthusiasm for the persecution of Protestants continued to wane; after 1764 they "enjoyed a practical toleration for a quarter of a century before the law secured them a legal toleration" [ 15 ] by ...
The date of the founding of the French colony could be set as 1 December 1685, when the City Commander of Magdeburg, Ernst Gottlieb von Borstel ( 1630-1687 ) received the order from Berlin to make it happen as soon as the preacher Banzelin came with the first French families. The first troop of 50 Huguenots then met on 27 December 1685 in ...
Hans J. Hillerbrand, an expert on the subject, in his Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume Set claims the Huguenot community reached as much as 10% of the French population on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, declining to 7 to 8% by the end of the 16th century, and further after heavy persecution began once again with the ...
The Huguenots and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1895) online. Dubois, E. T. "The revocation of the edict of Nantes — Three hundred years later 1685–1985." History of European Ideas 8#3 (1987): 361–365. reviews 9 new books. online; Scoville, Warren Candler. The persecution of Huguenots and French economic development, 1680-1720 ...
The Huguenot population of Canterbury grew significantly following the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572. [29] In 1597, after an inquiry by the Consistory, it was found that the congregation including men, women, and young children numbered 2068. [40]
Pages in category "Huguenots" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 286 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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