Political Consolidation of the Lutheran Reformation

Chapter 11: The Age of
Reformation
Section 4: Political Consolidation
of the Lutheran Reformation
By Dallin F. Hardy
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Diet of Augsburg
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1530
Ordered
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All Lutherans to revert to
Catholicism
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Schmalkaldic League
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Defensive alliance of
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
Lutheran princes
Augsburg Confession
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Statement of
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Protestant beliefs
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Schmalkaldic Articles
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1538
Martin Luther
Strong Protestant
confession
The Expansion of the Reformation
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German Lutherans
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1530s
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Consistories
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Congregation’s governing
body of elected officials
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Lutheranism in Denmark
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King Christian II
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Introduced
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Lutheranism to Denmark
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Diet of Vasteras
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1527
Sweden
Clergy
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Subjected to royal authority
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Protestant Poland
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Model of religious
toleration
Reaction Against Protestants
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Battle of Mühlberg
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1547
Holy Roman Empire vs.
Schmalkaldic League
Results
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Destruction of the
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
Schmalkaldic League
Protestants
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Mandated to re-adopt
Catholic beliefs
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Magdeburg
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Became
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A refuge for
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Persecuted Protestants
The Peace of Augsburg
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Maurice of Saxony
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
1552
Captured Augsburg
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Peace of Passau


1552
Charles V
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Reinstated
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
Protestant leaders
Guaranteed

Religious freedoms
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Peace of Augsburg
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1555
Made
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
Division of Christendom
permanent
Cuius regio, eius religio
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Ruler of the land
determines its religion