Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Religious wars and the counter-reformation - Coggle Diagram
Religious wars and the counter-reformation
Religious war
The Peace of Augsburg
was signed in 1555
under which the Emperor granted the Protestant princes religious freedom
a series of religious wars
In France
the wars between Catholics and Protestants
continued into the second half of the 16th century
In the Low Countries
the Dutch War of Independence or Eighty Years' War
1568-1648
In the British Isles
the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
1639-1651
Consequences of religious division in Europe
Protestants and Catholics
persecuted each other in the areas they dominated
in Switzerland
the Calvinists executed the Spanish scientist
Miguel Servet for his religious beliefs
The Pope and the Emperor
became less influential
The Protestant kings and nobles
gained more power by taking over
their national churches
their possessions
The counter-reformation
has held between 1545 and 1563
established the Catholic Church’s course of action in three main areas
Internal reform
Measures
were taken to resolve internal corruption
Seminaries and universities
were founded to improve the training priests received
Bishops
were more strictly controlled
The repression of Protestantism
were considered heretics
The Inquisition
was reinforced
was published
The clarification of their teachings
The dogmas and principles
the Protestants had rejected were maintained