 Shortly after abrogating the Edict of Nantes, Louis informed his ambassador, the Marquis d'Arcy, to pressure the Duke to deny rights to his Protestant subjects as Louis had done.The Duke politely refused at first, but strong insistence from the French eventually led Amadeus to comply with their requests.On February 16, 1686, d'Arcy reported to Louis that Amadeus had officially requested French military assistance.