# Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1570)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1570-peace-of-saint-germain-en-laye
Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The settlement granted Huguenots significant rights and fortified security towns. 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). Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 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
Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 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 — Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Peace+of+Saint-Germain-en-Laye&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Peace+of+Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)