Term
Dragonnades
Also known as Booted Missionaries
A policy of Louis XIV involving the quartering of troops in Protestant households to force conversion to Roman Catholicism.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
"Booted missionaries." A policy created by Louis XIV of France that had troops quartering in Protestant households with the intention of forcing conversion to Roman Catholicism.
Sources
- 1.Baxter, D. C. “François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois.” Encyclopaedia BritannicaLinkOriginal citation: Baxter, D. C. "François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois." Encyclopaedia Britannica. July 12, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-Michel-Le-Tellier-marquis-de-Louvois.
Last revised August 14, 2026