The Edict of Nantes had guaranteed freedom of worship in France since 1598 but, although it made any extension of Protestant worship in France legally impossible, it was much resented by the Roman Catholic clergy and by the local French parliaments.
Ang kautusan ng Nantes ay garantisadong kalayaan ng pagsamba sa France mula noong 1598 ngunit, kahit na ito na ginawa ng anumang extension ng pagsamba ng Protestante sa Pransya legal na imposible, ito ay marami resented ng Katoliko Romano sa pamamagitan ng mga pari at ng lokal na French parliaments.