Editing Henry IV of France (section)

===Civil war and the Edict of Nantes===
[[File:Henry_IV_at_Amiens_1597.jpg|right|thumb|Henry IV during the [[Siege of Amiens (1597)|Siege of Amiens]] in 1597]]
Henry IV successfully ended the civil wars. He and his ministers appeased Catholic leaders using bribes of about 7 million écus, a sum greater than France's annual revenue. In combination with other fiscal problems, the king was faced with a financial crisis by the middle of the 1590s. In response to this crisis, Henry resolved to convene an [[1596 Assembly of Notables|Assembly of Notables]] in November 1596 that he hoped would approve the creation of new royal revenues.{{sfn|Babelon|2009|p=726}}{{sfn|Major|1974|p=11}} The assembly approved the creation of a new tax on goods entering towns that would be known as the ''pancarte'', however in 1597 the crown was again rocked by military crisis when the [[Siege of Amiens (1597)#Spanish capture of Amiens|Spanish seized Amiens]].{{sfn|Parker|1979|p=117}}{{sfn|Le Roux|2022|p=371}}{{sfn|Babelon|2009|p=727}}{{sfn|Pernot|1987|p=171}}

Huguenot leaders were placated by the [[Edict of Nantes]], which had four separate sections. The articles laid down the tolerance which would be accorded to the Huguenots including the exact places where worship may or may not take place, the recognition of three Protestant universities, and the allowance of Protestant synods. The king also issued two personal documents (called ''brevets'') which recognized the Protestant establishment. The Edict of Nantes signed religious tolerance into law, and the brevets were an act of benevolence that created a Protestant state within France.{{Sfn|Parker|1979|p=117}}

Despite this, it would take years to restore law and order to France. The Edict was met by opposition from the ''parlements'', which objected to the guarantees offered to Protestants. The [[Parlement de Normandie|Parlement de Rouen]] did not formally register the edict until 1609, although it begrudgingly observed its terms.{{Sfn|Briggs|1977|pp=33–34}}