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RELIGIOUS WARS AND THE COUNTER-REFORMATION - Coggle Diagram
RELIGIOUS WARS AND THE COUNTER-REFORMATION
Religious wars
In 1521 the church excommunicated Luther
And attempted to capture him, but he was protect by German princes
Carlos the V
Tried to prevent division of the church
So they meet in the diet of worm
But no agreement was reached
And Catholics considered Lutherans protestants
German princes finally defeated on Battle of Mühlberg in 1547
Finally, the Peace of Augsburg was signed in 1555
under which the Emperor granted the Protestant princes religious freedom
This agreement did not result in religious peace in Europe
Wars due to the agreement
France
Between Catholics and Protestants
The conflict ended in 1598
When king Henry IV signed Edict of Nantes
Which give protestants some religious freedom
Low Countries
Dutch War of Independence or Eighty Years 1568-1648
was both a rebellion against Spanish rule and a civil war between the Calvinists and Catholics
British Isles
the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651)
series of conflicts among the Catholics, Anglicans and Puritans in England, Scotland and Ireland
THE COUNTER-REFORMATION
This was religious and political movement of the church against the protestants
The Council of Trent, which has held between 1545 and 1563, established the Catholic Church’s course of actionin some areas
The clarification of their teachings
The dogmas and principles that the protestants rejected were maintanied
The repression of Protestantism
Protestants followers were consider heretics
Inquisition was reinforced
Internal reform
Measures to resolve internal corruption
Seminaries and universities were built to improve priest receives
The sale of indulgences was prohibited
The Society of Jesus founded by ignatius of Loyola
Gained importance
And became responsible for spreading the teachings of the Counter-Reformation.
With this The Catholics maintained their power over southern and central Europe