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How long did the Edict of Nantes last, and what two men were instrumental in revoking it?

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This result, however, was completely reversed in the 17th cent. by Cardinal Richelieu , who broke the political power of the Protestants, and by Louis XIV , who destroyed their religious privileges by his revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes.

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