6.0French King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, a document that had protected the rights of French protestants for almost one hundred years. The decision led to a mass exodus of French Protestants with many going to Prussia.
Paul Wiederhold
ARTE
1. A Leap into the Unknown
French King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, a document that had protected the rights of French protestants for almost one hundred years. The decision prompted a mass exodus of French Protestants with many going to Prussia.
2. Unknown Lands
French protestants were forced to flee France as dragoons were given free reign to rape, assault and terrify their communities. Among them, the Loyal family, poor cloth-makers desperate for mercy, safe passage, and a new place to call home.
Anja Antonowicz
Suzanne Loyal
Björn von der Wellen
Abraham Loyal
Isabelle Barth
Mechthild Vogel
Ingo Abel
Oswald Vogel
Nils Brunkhorst
Pierre Boué
Peter Boué
Descendant de huguenots, Self
Dierck Loyal
Descendant de huguenots, Self
