Question

The following excerpt is from the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685 CE), which was decreed by King Louis XIV of France: We forbid our subjects of the R.P.R. [Protestantism] to meet any more for the exercise of the said religion in any place or private house . . . We likewise forbid all noblemen . . . to hold such religious exercises in their houses or fiefs, under penalty . . . of imprisonment and confiscation. We enjoin all ministers of the said R.P.R., who do not choose to become converts and to embrace the Catholic, apostolic, and Roman religion, to leave our kingdom and the territories . . . within a fortnight. Internet History Sourcebooks Project.

What political conditions in France led to the Edict of Fontainebleau?

A. Rise of constitutional monarchy

B. Establishment of religious tolerance

C. Increase in power of the nobility

D. Efforts to consolidate royal authority and promote religious unity

Answer 1

The Edict of Fontainebleau was issued by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 in an effort to consolidate royal authority and promote religious unity by suppressing Protestantism and establishing Catholicism as the only accepted religion in France.

Step-by-step explanation:

The political condition in France that led to the Edict of Fontainebleau was the effort to consolidate royal authority and promote religious unity. The Edict of Fontainebleau, issued by King Louis XIV in 1685, was aimed at suppressing Protestantism and establishing Catholicism as the only accepted religion in France. The edict prohibited Protestant religious gatherings and required Protestant ministers to convert to Catholicism or leave the country. This was part of Louis XIV's larger project of centralizing power and ensuring a unified Catholic state.