# Peace of Bergerac (1577)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1577-peace-of-bergerac
Location: Bergerac

Another settlement narrowed Huguenot rights after renewed conflict. 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 Henry III (King of France). Peace of Bergerac 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 Bergerac mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Henry III](https://history-france.com/rulers/henry-iii)

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