Huguenot

The Huguenots were a group of French Protestants who belonged to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. They made up around 10% of the French population before the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, but their numbers declined to 1% by 1686 due to persecution under Louis XIV, who forcibly converted them or forced them to flee as refugees. The Huguenots were concentrated in the southern and western parts of France and were led by prominent figures such as Jeanne d'Albret and the princes of Condé, and they were granted substantial autonomy with the Edict of Nantes in 1598, but this was eventually revoked and they faced continued persecution until the Edict of Versailles in 1787, which granted them equal rights as citizens.learn more on wikipedia