jan 1, 1555 - Peace of Augsburg

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ended war between Catholics and Lutherans in Holy Roman Empire


The Peace of Augsburg encouraged religious toleration by granting a significant degree of religious autonomy to the German princes, knights, and free cities. The group which gained religious freedom from the Peace of Augsburg were the Lutherans; other Protestant groups would fight for their own political rights later.

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