1. Definition
In scholarly usage, the term edict of toleration denotes a series of early modern decrees regarding religious policy issued by a particular government (Sovereign power) to regulate the toleration of religious minorities and their status within a body politic. Examples include the Edict of Nantes (1598; Huguenots), the letters of majesty of Emperor Rudolf II for Bohemia and Silesia (1609), the edict on religion of Tsarina Catherine the Great of Rus…