English · Idiom Historical

The Peace of Monsieur

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

The peace that the Huguenots, the Politiques, and the Duke d'Alenson ("Monsieur") obliged Henri III of France to sign in 1576. By it the Huguenots and the Duke gained great concessions.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “The Peace of Monsieur” mean?

The peace that the Huguenots, the Politiques, and the Duke d'Alenson ("Monsieur") obliged Henri III of France to sign in 1576. By it the Huguenots and the Duke gained great concessions.

Is “The Peace of Monsieur” formal or informal?

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