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Huguenots

Huguenots (hyOO'gunots) [key], French Protestants, followers of John Calvin. The term is derived from the German Eidgenossen, meaning sworn companions or confederates.

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Introduction
Origins
Wars of Religion and the Edict of Nantes
Suppression
Bibliography

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