Event
The Peace of Augsburg
The imperial settlement of 25 September 1555 that let the Empire's rulers choose between the old religion and the Augsburg Confession.
- Dates
- 25 Sep 1555
The Diet of Augsburg in 1555 settled the religious division of the Empire. It protected the rulers who held the Augsburg Confession and those who kept the old religion.
Connections 4
involved
- Charles V the emperor in whose name his brother Ferdinand proclaimed it Primary record 1
- Catholic Church the Empire officially remained in communion with Rome Scholarship & press 2
influenced by
- Augsburg Confession Primary record 1
located in
Timeline 1 date
- 25 Sep 1555 The Peace of Augsburg
Proof 2 sources
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The Religious Peace of Augsburg (25 September 1555), German History in Documents and Images (German Historical Institute Washington), 25 Sep 1555.
Primary record
The Roman Imperial Majesty [Charles V], our dear brother and lord, has decided that, for urgent reasons
will not make war upon any estate of the empire on account of the Augsburg Confession and the doctrine, religion, and faith of the same
the Diet had to be transferred to Augsburg in December 1554
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The Religious Peace of Augsburg (25 September 1555), editors' introduction, German History in Documents and Images (German Historical Institute Washington).
Scholarship & press
Officially, the Empire remained a Catholic polity in communion with Rome.
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