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31 October
1517 Martin
Luther nailed
his 95 theses on the door of the All Saint’s church in Wittenberg,
Germany
.
Autumn
1533 John
Calvin experienced
a religious conversion which he portrays as a sudden change of mind,
brought about by God
.
1533 John
Calvin flees
Paris after he supported the rector of the College Royal with his speech
1534
After the Affaire
des Placards (protest
against the Roman Catholic Mass) Calvin flees to Genève
.
29 January
1536
Followers of this new Protestantism were soon accused of heresy against
the Catholic government and the established religion of France, and a
General Edict urging extermination of the Huguenots was issued
1536
John Calvin published his Institutio
Christianae Religionis (The Institutes of
the Christian Religion)
.
1545
The Massacre
of Merindol took
place when Francis I of France ordered the Waldensians of the city of
Mérindol to be punished for dissident religious activities.
.
1555
The first Huguenot congregation is established in a Parisian house and
the teaching of Johan Calvin were followed
25
May
1559
The first synod meeting of the French Reformed Church were held in
Paris
28
January1561
Edict of Orléans is proclaimed to stop the prosecution of the Huguenots
17 January
1562
The Edict
of Saint-Germain is
promulgated and ensured limited tolerance of the Huguenots
1 March
1562
Many Huguenots were attacked and murdered at Vassy (Wassy-sur-Blaise in
Champagne) and this is the start of the Wars
of Religion (see
also here)
.
19 March
1563 Peace
of Ambois ends
the First War of Religion
September
1567
Start of the Second War of Religion
March
1568
The Second War of Religion ends with the Peace of Longjumeau
Summer
1568
Start of the Third War of Religion
8 August
1570
Signing of the Peace
of St Germain-en-Laye where
De Coligny negotiated the right that two cities per province have the
freedom to practice their religion and granting the Huguenots control
of four fortified cities.
23/4 August
1572 St
Bartholomew's Day Massacre when
thousands of Huguenots were murdered
.
6
July
1573
Fourth War of Religion ends with Peace
of La Rochelle and
the Edict
of Boulogne
.
23 February
1574
Start of the Fifth War of Religion
May
1576
The Fifth War of Religion ends with the signing of the Edict
of Beaulieu and
the Peace of Monsieur
December
1576
Start of the Sixth War of Religion
September
1577
The Sixth War of Religion ends with the Treaty
of Bergerac and
the Edict
of Poitiers
November
1579
Start of the Seventh War of Religion
November
1580
The Seventh War of Religion ends with the Treaty
of Fleix
31 December
1584
Signing of the Treaty
of Joinville
1585
The start of the Eighth War of Religion (The War of the Three Henry’s)
April
1598
The Eight War of Religion ends with the Treaty
of Vervins
13
April
1598
Signing of the Edict
of Nantes where
freedom of religion was given to the Huguenots and they also received
equal rights to the Catholics
.
1621-1622
The Ninth War of Religion
1625-1629
The Tenth war of Religion
1629
The Merciful Edict of Nimes gave the Huguenots a certain right of
existence but their political power was permanently removed.
6
April
1652
Maria de la Quellerie arrived at the Cape of Good Hope as the first
Huguenot. See here a list
of Huguenots who came to South Africa, further notes on
them, as well as passenger's
lists
.
October
1671 Francois
Villion arrived
at the Cape as the first Huguenot refugee
1685
Jean le Long arrived at the Cape
22 October
1685
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and declared Protestantism
illegal with the promulgation of the Edict
of Fontainebleau
June/July
1686
Francois and Guillaume du Toit arrived in the Cape on board of the De
Vrijheid
31 December
1687
The Voorschoten departs
from Delftshaven, Zeeland
6 January
1688
The Borssenburg departs
from Texel
3 February
1688
The Oosterlandt departs
from Goree
19 February
1688
The Schelde departs
to Table Bay
20 March
1688
The Berg
China departs
from Rotterdam
13
April
1688
The Voorschoten arrives in Saldanha Bay, the first ship with Huguenots
on board as part of the official colonialisation of the Cape by
French
22
April
1688
The Zuid-Beveland departs
for Table Bay
25
April
1688
The Oosterlandt arrives in Table Bay
26
April
1688
The Voorschoten’s passengers arrived on board of the Jupiter in Table
Bay
12
May
1688
The Borssenburg arrives in Table Bay
5
June
1688
The Schelde arrives in Table Bay
27
July
1688
The Wapen
van Alkmaar departs
from Texel
4 August
1688
The Berg China arrives in Table Bay
19 August
1688
The Zuid-Beveland arrives in Table Bay
9 January
1689
The Zion departs
for Table Bay
27 January
1689
The Wapen van Alkmaar arrives in Table Bay
6
May
1689
The Zion arrives in Table Bay
25
May
1689
The Drie
Bergen departs
for Table Bay
April
1696
The Vosmaer departs
from Holland
October
1696
The Vosmaer arrives in Table Bay
16
June
1699
The Westhoven arrives
in Table Bay
20
July
1699
The Donkervliet arrives
in Table Bay
2
May
1700
The Reigersdaal departs
from Goree
22 August
1700
The Reigersdaal arrived in Table Bay
1710
Pierre Labuschagne comes to South Africa on board of the Verburg
1717
Anna Maria Bacat comes to South Africa
1718
Jacques Naude comes to South Africa on board of the Abbekerk
1723
Jean Blignaut comes to South Africa on board of the Huis
ten Assenburg
1726
Francois Guilliaume comes to South Africa on board of the Berbice
28 November
1787
The Edict
of Tolerance/ Edict of Versailles is
declared which partly restored the rights of the Huguenots
.
14
July
1789
Storming of the Bastille – this
is part of the French Revolution and is not related to the French
Huguenots fleeing of France
.
1874
The Hugenote
Seminarie (later Hugenote
Kollege) is started in Wellington
.
1 February
1882
The Gedenkschool
der Hugenoten is
opened in Dal Josafat
1940
The Hoërskool
Hugenote in
Springs is opened
.
17
April
1948
Inauguration of the Huguenot
Monument in
Franschhoek. The decision to build the monument in Franschhoek was a
compromise between Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Paarl
and Stellenbosch each got their own memorial: the Taalmuseum in Paarl
and the frieze above the entrance of the Stellenbosch City Hall to
commemorate the arrival of the Huguenots
.
12 March
1953
The Huguenot
Society of South Africa is
founded
1954
The Hugenote
Hoërskool and
the Hugenote
Laerskool in
Wellington is founded
.
11 March
1967
The Huguenot
Memorial Museum in
Franschhoek is inaugurated by State President CR Swart
.
1987
The Huguenot
Memorial is
erected in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens in the suburb Emmarentia
.
18 March
1988
The Huguenot
Tunnel in
the Du Toitskloof Mountains is opened
.
