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Documents - Part III: Section E – Imperial Reformation
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1.   Luther and Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms (1521)
When Luther arrived in Worms under Imperial safe conduct, his teachings had already been condemned by Rome. Strictly speaking, the emperor and the Diet [Reichstag] possessed only the authority....
2.   The Reformation Defined – The Diet of Augsburg (1530)
The issues at stake in the religious schism were officially defined at the Diet of Augsburg (1530),....
3.   Protestant Resistance – The Schmalkaldic League (1531/35)
Since the time of the Peasants’ War, the evangelical princes and city regimes had talked about forming a defensive military league to protect themselves, their lands, and their cities in the event....
4.   The Religious Peace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555)
The Diet of Augsburg (1555) is widely viewed as the turning point between the tumultuous age of the Protestant Reformation in the German lands and the subsequent era of confessional formation and....
5.   The Abdication of Emperor Charles V (1555/56)
Charles had, with some reluctance, handed over the rule of the Austrian lands to his brother, Ferdinand, in 1522, and had also appointed him his vicar in the Empire. Ferdinand was elected Roman King....
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