Second; 1567–1568Saint-Denis; Chartres Third; 1568–1570Jarnac; La Roche-l'Abeille; Poitiers; Orthez; Moncontour; Saint-Jean d'Angély; Arney-le-Duc Fourth; 1572–1573Mons; Sommières; Sancerre; La Rochelle Fifth; 1574–1576Dormans Sixth; 1577La Charité-sur-Loire; Issoire; Brouage Seventh; 1580La Fère War of the Three Henrys (1585–1589)Coutras; Vimory; Auneau; Day of the Barricades Succession of Henry IV of France (1589–1594)Arques; Ivry; Paris; Château-Laudran; Rouen; Caudebec; Craon; 1st Luxembourg; Blaye; Morlaix; Fort Crozon Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)2nd Luxembourg; Fontaine-Française; Ham; Le Catelet; Doullens; Cambrai; Calais; La Fère; Ardres; Amiens The Peace of Longjumeau (also known as the Treaty of Longjumeau or the Edict of Longjumeau) was signed on 23 March 1568 by Charles IX of France and Catherine de' Medici.
[1] In the wake of the battle, Charles IX sent out a letter to the rebel leadership, entreating the shattered Huguenots to lay down their arms in return for amnesty.
Louis, Prince of Condé who led the forces, wrote back that they would lay down their arms, if they were granted free exercise of religion, permission for their synods and irrevocable edict of pacification.
He further added that they had three days to lay down their arms, that he would grant the ability for gentleman to worship in their households and liberty of conscience and property to be maintained.
[8] Feeling confident in their bargaining position the rebels demanded any edict be confirmed by all Parlements, and that two towns be given to the Protestants as surety, Boulogne-sur-Mer and La Rochelle.
The king found this agreeable, and in return for his assurances on the matter, the Huguenots waived their demands for immediate Parlement assent and surety towns.
No subject was to dispute with another over the payment of arrears or other such matters that had occurred due to the outbreak of the civil war until such time the edict was published in the presence of both sides.
[14] This was in large part due to an altered strategy from the crown, which sent the edict out to provincial governors to publish and enforce, prior to sending it to Parlement, thus presenting a fait accompli to the courts.
Given the violence and chaos that had followed in the reiters' wake at the end of the first war of religion as they were directed to leave France, it was thought best to supervise them on their exit with the royal army.
La Rochelle, which had remained neutral in the first civil war, likewise refused entry to its royal governor, until he had agreed to enter without his troops.
The moderate Chancellor Michel de l'Hôpital, conscious that his conciliatory response to the Surprise of Meaux had lost him Catherine's confidence, withdrew from attending council in June.
Likewise Catherine's Italian favourites such as Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers began to make their more anti-Protestant views felt on the court's policy direction.
Hopital made his final appearance at court, returning to argue strenuously against the acceptance of this deal as an infringement on Gallican liberty.
[23] The leading Huguenots were at this time warned of a plan to arrest them by the royal council, the information having been leaked to them by Gaspard de Saulx who allowed his letters on the matter to be intercepted.