Treaty of Nemours

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The Treaty of Nemours was signed on July 7, 1585 between the French King Henry III. and the French Catholic League , represented by Duke Henri I de Lorraine, duc de Guise , closed. The king recognized the league in it, revoked all previous edicts of tolerance on questions of faith and undertook to expel all Huguenots . The Protestant side took up arms and the eighth Huguenot War broke out.