Peace of Augsburg
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The Peace of Augsburg was a 1555 treaty within the Holy Roman Empire that ended religious conflict between Catholics and Lutherans by allowing princes to choose the official confession of their territories.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augsburg Settlement | 1 |
| Peace of Augsburg of 1555 | 1 |
| Treaty of Augsburg (formation agreement) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial law
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ religious settlement ⓘ |
| aimedTo | end religious conflict between Catholics and Lutherans ⓘ |
| allowed | subjects to emigrate if they rejected the prince's religion ⓘ |
| appliedIn | German territories of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| category |
1555 in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Reformation-era treaties ⓘ Treaties of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| concludedAt |
Imperial Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of Augsburg
|
| dateSigned | 1555-09-25 ⓘ |
| effect | temporary stabilization of the Empire after the Schmalkaldic War ⓘ |
| establishedPrinciple | cuius regio, eius religio ⓘ |
| excludedReligion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewed confessional tensions in the late 16th century ⓘ |
| grantedAutonomyTo | imperial cities with mixed confessions ⓘ |
| grantedRightTo | territorial princes to choose the confession of their territories ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Peace of Augsburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Augsburg Settlement
|
| hasClause |
provisions on ecclesiastical reservation
ⓘ
provisions on rights of Lutheran knights and cities ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| influenced | later religious settlements in Europe ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Declaratio Ferdinandei
ⓘ
reservatum ecclesiasticum ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial law of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| limitedTo | Lutheran and Catholic confessions only ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence | did not prevent the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferdinand I, King of the Romans
|
| namedAfter | city of Augsburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Reformation
ⓘ
history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Schmalkaldic War ⓘ |
| recognized | legal status of Lutheran princes ⓘ |
| recognizedReligion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| regulated | religious coexistence in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
confessionalization
ⓘ
religious toleration in Europe ⓘ |
| restricted | conversion rights of ecclesiastical princes ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| signedIn |
Augsburg
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1555 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Augsburg Settlement
this entity surface form:
Peace of Augsburg of 1555
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Augsburg (formation agreement)