Religious wars and the Counter-Reformation
Religious wars 
The Counter-Reformation
Religious war series were caused by the agreement of the Peace of Augsburg
Consequences of religious division in Europe
Luther's excommunication
Various meetings took place but none was succesful
The emperor, pope and Church fought against the Schmalkaldic league
In 1519 Carlos I , who was a devout Catholic
the Peace of Augsburg was signed in 1555
In 1521 The Church
Attempted to prosecute him
Excommunicated Luther
but failed because the German nobles protected him
Because they saw an opportunity to
increase their autonomy from the Emperor
increase their possessions
Was appointed for emperor
tried to mediate in the conflict to avoid the division of the Church
Lutherans were considered
For example the Diet of Worms
Reformed for themselves
Protestants for the Catholics
In a civil war
Which was composed by Luther and the Protestant German princes
Called Battle of Mühlberg in 1547.
where Catholics won
under which the Emperor granted the Protestant princes religious freedom.
In the Low Countries
In the British Isles
In France
There were lots of massacres such as
These conflicts ended in 1598 when King Henry IV signed the Edict of Nantes
wars between Catholics and Protestant continued until the second half of the 16th century
St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572
the Dutch War of Independence or Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) took place.
It ended with the victory of the Calvinists in the northern provinces.
A civil war between the Calvinists and Catholics broke out
the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) took place.
These were a series of conflicts among the Catholics, Anglicans and Puritans
In England, Scotland and Ireland
Anglicans gained power
The Pope's and Emperor's influence decreased
Protestants and Catholics persecuted each other
Protestant nobility became more important
The council of Trent
The Counter-Reformation was a
Intellectual
Religious
Political
movement led by the Catholic Church against the Protestant Reformation.
Established the Church's course of action on
1545-1563,
Internal reform
Clarification of their teachings
the repression of Protestantism
The dogmas and principles that the Protestants had rejected were maintained
accepting the Pope
Venerating the Virgin Mary and the saints
Only priests could interpretate the BIble
The indulgences couldn't be sold
Seminaries and universities were founded
The society of Jesus gained importance
Inquisition was reinforced
Some books were prohibited