Edict of Amboise

The Edict of Amboise, also known as the Edict of Pacification, was signed at the Château of Amboise on 19 March 1563 by Catherine de' Medici, acting as regent for her son Charles IX of France. The Edict ended the first stage of the French Wars of Religion, inaugurating a period of official peace in France by guaranteeing the Huguenots religious privileges and freedoms. However, it was gradually undermined by continuing religious violence at a regional level and hostilities renewed in 1567.

Edict of Amboise
Peace negotiations at Amboise, 17th century engraving
Signed	19 March 1563 (1563-03-19)
Location	Château of Amboise
Negotiators	Catherine de' Medici Anne de Montmorency Condé
Original signatories	Catherine de' Medici
Parties	French Huguenots French Catholics
Languages	French

French Wars of Religion

First; 1562–1563

Rouen; Vergt; Dreux; Orléans

Second; 1567–1568
Saint-Denis; Chartres

Third; 1568–1570
Jarnac; La Roche-l'Abeille; Poitiers; Orthez; Moncontour; Saint-Jean d'Angély; Arney-le-Duc

Fourth; 1572–73
Mons; Sommières; Sancerre; La Rochelle

Fifth; 1574–76
Dormans

War of the Three Henrys (1585–89)
Coutras; Vimory; Day of the Barricades

Succession of Henry IV of France (1589–94)
Arques; Ivry; Paris; Château-Laudran; Rouen; Caudebec; Craon; 1st Luxemburg; Blaye; Morlaix; Fort Crozon

Franco-Spanish War (1595–98)
2nd Luxemburg; Fontaine-Française; Ham; Le Catelet; Doullens; Cambrai; Calais; La Fère; Ardres; Amiens

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