Religious versatility. We started the week with the solemn abjuration on July 251593 of King Henry IV, who converted to the Catholic religion to reconquer the throne of France and especially Paris, in the hands of the Catholic League. The Béarnais was born in the Catholic faith but he converted to Protestantism at the initiative of his mother Jeanne d'Albret. During his life he was converted no less than six times! Sometimes under duress. But he has a certain detachment from religion which gives him great tolerance. It thus allows him to put an end to the wars of religion, which have bloodied the kingdom for decades, by signing an edict of pacification in 1598 - the Edict of Nantes defines the rights of Protestants. This strong act is undoubtedly also the major act of the sovereign's reign.
See this post on Instagram
A solemn abjuration to pacify the kingdom. On July 25, 1593, Henri IV abjures the Protestant faith and asks to become Catholic. According to an agreed ceremony, the king presents himself before the Archbishop of Bourges, on the threshold of the abbey church of Saint-Denis and asks "to be received into the bosom of the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church." He then made his profession of faith: "I protest and I swear, before the face of Almighty God, to live and die in the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion, to protect and defend it towards all, at the risk of my blood and of my life, renouncing all heresies contrary to the doctrine of the said Church ". After receiving the absolution and the blessing, he then enters the religious building in order to attend mass. Credit: Wikimedia Commons #henriiv #histoiredefrance #histoire #guerredereligion #histoire #roidefrance
A post shared by Figaro Archives (@figaroarchives) on Jul 24, 2020 at 11:53 am PDT
Read also: On April 13, 1598 Henri IV by signing the Edict of Nantes, pacifies France
To read also: Henri IV: what do you know about this king of France?
Strong act also for this Egyptian leader… and very daring. On July 26, 1956, to everyone's surprise, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the President of the Egyptian Republic, announced the immediate nationalization of the Universal Company of the Suez Maritime Canal. His decision provokes the Suez crisis. Although Nasser suffered a military defeat, he nevertheless emerged victorious from this conflict on the diplomatic and political level: the Western powers, which had to stop fighting in the face of international reprobation, emerged weakened; the UN takes over the rehabilitation of the canal. This coup gave Nasser immense prestige in the Arab world.
See this post on Instagram
A clash of thunder. July 26, 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the Egyptian Republic, announced in a speech in Alexandria Egypt's decision to immediately nationalize the Suez Canal Company. He is on trial against Ferdinand de Lesseps - the contractor for the drilling of the canal (inaugurated in 1869) and the Company. And denounces the seizure of part of Egyptian territory and the enrichment of the foreign shareholders of the company, with the money that should have gone to the Egyptians. The leader wants to finance the construction of a dam in Aswan with the revenues of the Canal. Le Figaro headlines the following day on "Coup de force in Egypt" and wonders about the reaction of the Western powers. Indeed, behind this operation are the financial interests linked to the Universal Company of the Suez Maritime Canal and the free movement on this waterway which connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. This event provoked a crisis and a military intervention, led by France, Great Britain and Israel in October. But under international pressure, the coalition will have to capitulate and stop fighting. Here Gamal Abdel Nasser during a speech in Egypt in 1956. Credit: Bridgemanimages / Leemage #gamalabdelnasser #nasser #eggypt #canaldesuez #history
A post shared by Figaro Archives (@figaroarchives) on Jul 25, 2020 at 11:38 am PDT
Read also: The Suez Canal and the Ottoman Empire of Faruk Bilici: the perilous passage of the Red Sea
Read also: 40 years ago, the Suez Canal was reopened to navigation
He lost his prestige. On July 27, 1980 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died in Cairo, Egypt, suffering from cancer. The megalomaniac autocrat has driven a wedge between himself and his people. The last Shah of Iran, he reigned over Iran for 37 years before being driven out by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. He was forced into exile: Morocco, Bahamas, Mexico, United States, Panama before s' install from March 1980 in Egypt. He died there stateless and hated by his people. At his funeral, no head of state, only former US President Richard Nixon was present.
See this post on Instagram
On July 27, 1980 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died in the military hospital in Cairo, Egypt. The ex Shah of Iran lived in exile after being driven from his throne in 1979. In Le Figaro of July 28, Jacques Jacquet-Francillon underlines that "Reza Pahlavi was an enlightened monarch. He at least tried to be so. , with all his might. He wanted to give his people the means for a tremendous "leap" forward. By his will and by the grace of the oil king, he aspired to make Iran the fifth world power in the world. 2000. He failed. With his dream, that of many Western industrialists, French in large numbers, vanished. " Here with his wife Farah Diba in exile on January 1, 1980 in Panama. Credit: Agip / Bridgeman Images #Mohammadrezapahlavi #iran #history #chahdiran # 1979 #famillepahlavi
A post shared by Figaro Archives (@figaroarchives) on Jul 26, 2020 at 11:56 am PDT
Read also: 60 years ago, the grandiose wedding of Farah Diba and the Shah of Iran
Read also: 50 years ago, the coronation of the Shah of Iran and Farah Diba
If you like history, join us on @figaroarchives