The issuance of the Edict of Fontainebleau, which lessened the harassment of religious minorities, resulted in a large number of Protestants leaving France.
The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state. 
