How was the Edict of Nantes designed to restore peace and stability?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. Because more than a million Huguenots lived in France, the French monarch not only had to grant some form of toleration to pacify this large minority, but he also had to give them protection from Catholic hard-liners. The Edict of Nantes gave Huguenots the freedom to worship in specified towns, which they were also allowed to fortify and protect with their own military troops. This agreement effectively ended the French Wars of Religion.

How Was the Edict of Nantes Designed to Restore Peace