Editing Charente-Maritime (section)

==== From the Edict of Nantes to the Assassination of Henri IV ====
[[File:Samuel de champlain.jpg|left|thumb|A fake portrait of [[Samuel de Champlain]], founder of [[Quebec]].|193x193px]]
Under [[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]], the [[Edict of Nantes]] (1598) brought civil peace, though tensions persisted between Catholics and Protestants. Tax increases, like the 1602 “''pancarte''” extension, sparked revolts in Aunis and Saintonge, with La Rochelle’s privileges causing regional envy.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Massiou|1836|p=185}}</ref> Henri IV ordered land reclamation in [[Marans, Charente-Maritime|Marans]]’ marshes, led by Flemish and Brabantine experts.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Papy|1940|p=229}}</ref> Explorers [[Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons|Pierre Dugua de Mons]] and [[Samuel de Champlain]] from Saintonge founded Québec in 1608, boosting [[New France]] migration.<ref name=":57">{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=1608 - Québec fondé par Samuel Champlain et Pierre Dugua de Mons |trans-title=1608 - Quebec founded by Samuel Champlain and Pierre Dugua de Mons |url=http://www.histoirepassion.eu/?1608-Quebec-fonde-par-Samuel-Champlain-et-Pierre-Dugua-de-Mons-saintongeais |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=histoirepassion.eu |language=fr}}</ref> Henri IV’s assassination in 1610 raised Protestant fears under regent [[Marie de' Medici|Marie de Médicis]], who favored Catholics, prompting leaders like [[Henry III of France|Henri II]] de Rohan to emerge.<ref name=":57" />