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Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg 1555, temporary settlement within the Holy Roman Empire of the religious conflict arising from the Reformation . Each prince was to determine whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his lands ( cuius regio, eius religio ). Dissenters were allowed to emigrate, and the free cities were obligated to allow both Catholics and Lutherans to practice their religions. Calvinists and others were ignored. Under a provision termed the ecclesiastic reservation, the archbishops, bishops, and abbots who had become Protestant after 1552 were to forfeit their offices and incomes. |
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"Peace of Augsburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Peace of Augsburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AugsburgPc.html "Peace of Augsburg." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AugsburgPc.html |
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Augsburg, Peace of
Augsburg, Peace of (1555) Agreement, reached by the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire in Augsburg, ending the conflict between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in Germany. It established the right of each Prince to decide on the nature of religions practice in his lands, cuius regio, cuius religio. Dissenters were allowed to sell their lands and move. Free cities and imperial cities were open to both Catholics and Lutherans. The exclusion of other Protestant sects such as Calvinism proved to be a source of future conflict.
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"Augsburg, Peace of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Augsburg, Peace of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-AugsburgPeaceof.html "Augsburg, Peace of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-AugsburgPeaceof.html |
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Augsburg, Peace of
Augsburg, Peace of An agreement to accept the existence of both Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany, decided in 1555 by the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire at Augsburg, in south Germany. Although the agreement had many flaws and satisfied neither side completely it averted serious religious conflict within the empire for over 50 years.
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"Augsburg, Peace of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Augsburg, Peace of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-AugsburgPeaceof.html "Augsburg, Peace of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-AugsburgPeaceof.html |
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Augsburg, Peace of
Augsburg, Peace of (1555). The settlement of religious affairs in the German Empire reached between Ferdinand I and the Electors at Augsburg in 1555. It recognized the existence of Catholicism and Lutheranism (but not Calvinism), providing that in each land subjects should follow the religion of their rulers.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augsburg, Peace of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augsburg, Peace of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AugsburgPeaceof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augsburg, Peace of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AugsburgPeaceof.html |
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