Statement
against Church
abuses
 Luther protected
from punishment
by German nobles
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Peasant revolt against German nobles
 Video Clip: “Luther (2003) – German Peasants’
Revolt” (7-12 mins)
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Opposed by Luther (WHY?)
Treaty between HRE
Charles V & Lutheran
princes
 Allowed nobles to
decide religion of their
own provinces
(Lutheran or Catholic)
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Causes:
 Calvinists in Germany wanted tolerance
 Peace of Augsburg was only a temporary solution
 Religious wars in areas around Holy Roman Empire (i.e.
Germany)

Peace of Westphalia (1648) ended Thirty
Years’ War
 Guaranteed religious tolerance to Lutherans,
Catholics, and Calvinists
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Effects (of the war):
 Germany devastated
 Holy Roman Empire weakened & German princes
gained more freedom
 Netherlands gained independence from Spain
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