Diet Of Worms (1 janv. 1521 – 6 mai 1521)
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Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to to answer charges of heresy. On refusing to recant, he is declared a heretic and formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ensures that Luther is taken to the Wartburg Castle for his own safety.
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