# Edict of Amboise (1563)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1563-edict-of-amboise
Location: Amboise

A compromise ended the first War of Religion with limited rights for Protestant elites. Within the broader Renaissance & Wars of Religion period, Renaissance monarchy brought Italian wars, humanist culture and overseas exploration. The Reformation then fractured the kingdom, producing decades of civil war between Catholic and Protestant factions. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles IX (King of France). Edict of Amboise mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Edict of Amboise mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Charles IX](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-ix)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Edict of Amboise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Edict+of+Amboise&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Edict of Amboise](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Edict+of+Amboise)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)