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Constant battles between Catholics and French Protestants destroyed all order and led to the complete breakdown of France. This separated France inot two parts: Catholic and Protestant.
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On St. Bartholomew's Day during a royal wedding, Catholic and Huguenot nobles gathered which resulted in a massacre of 3,000 Huguenots, which thus resulted in the beginning of the breakdown of the state.
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Henry IV, Huguenot prince of France, issued the Edict of Nantes to protect the Huguenots, although, he converted to catholicism to avoid problems in ruleing a largely Catholic state.
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Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King", had the longest reign in history--72 years. He began his reign when he was just 4 years old.
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Louis XIV, a devout Catholic, wanted to consolidate his power. He tries to accomplish this by taking away all the rights that the Huguenots have, thus driving them out of France and strengething his power.
