AS level History (Hackett) (2.5 The growth of Lutheranism (1521-55)) Mind Map on CONSEQUENCES OF THE
LUTHERAN REFORMATION 2, created by dolce-n-banana on 02/02/2014.
Charles left the empire in 1521 & made
his brother deputy President of the
Regency Council. Job? To enforce the
Edict of Worms
Ferdinand was more flexible to dealing with
the religious issues because he needed the
military & financial support of the princes to
protect the Habsburg land from the Turks
Realised there was no
chance of defeating the
Protestant princes, so he
ordered the Peace of
Augsburg 1555
Diet of Nuremberg 1522 & 1524 - Papal
representive demanded the arrest of Lutheran
preachers & to capture Luther but this just
created hostility towards the Pope
TWO arguments produced (both rejected)
It would enforce the Edict if
the Church would reform itself
& stop taking money out of
Germany
German national council should
be called to settle the problems of
the Church
Regensburg was important because:
1525 - catholic
princes formed the
defensive League of
Dessau
1526 - Saxony, Hesse,
Brandenburg formed the League
of Torgau
Opened negotiations with the enemies (France) for
help in the future
FIRST DIET OF SPEYER 1526
Charles V was unable to
deal effectively with the
spread of Lutheranism
because of the war with
France BUT his victory
over the French at Pavia
(1525) allowed him to call a
diet
Charles demanded
that those who had
broken the law were
to be punished
By the time the Diet met, Turks
were increasing in threat & France
declared war again
Both Catholic & Luthean Princes said 'each should conduct himself
towards the Edict of Worms as he should answer for it towards
God & the Emperor' - each prince can do what they like with religion
THE SECOND DIET OF SPEYER (1526)
1529 - Charles position improved
(Peace with France & Pope, Turks
stopped at Vienna, Spread of
Lutheranism alarmed catholic princes)
Proposal to stop Lutheran
services in the Catholic states
Aim; find common ground
with Lutherans & Catholics
Philip Melancthon invited to
present the Lutheran
ideas, 'Confession of
Augsburg'
28 Articles (written in a
non-controversial style)
Worship of saints not acceptable but
their images in Church was acceptable
Communion of
both kinds
acceptable
Mass was not a
sacrifice
(transubstantiation)
Abuses of the
church condemned
Justification of faith alone
clarified
Only two
sacraments
Authority of the Pope
not all accepted
Catholics rejected the Confession
of Augsburg
Charles said he was to enforce the Edict of
Worms & gave the Lutherans 6 months to
return to the Church
THE SUCCESS OF LUTHERANISM 1531-41
Despite Charles' bold declaration at
the Diet of Augsburg (1530) - Charles
position weakend
Turks attacked again & Charles V
needed money to defend the
Habsburg lands
Ottoman navy
growing strong in
the Mediterranean
March 1531 - 8 princes & 11
imperial cities joined to form the
defensive Schmalkaldic league
John of Saxony & Philip of Hesse
Protect any state
whose true gospel was
underthreat
At the Diet of Nuremberg
1532 - Charles declared he
would not attack the league
in return for money & men
(Imperial truce) Lutheran &
Catholic troops vs. Turks
Francis I joined it &
Henry VIII protected it
War with the Schmalkaldic League
started in 1546 (hesse, Saxony,
Wurttemberg & 4 imperial cities
fought)
1547 - Battle of Muhlberg (Lutherans
lost) - Maurice granted Electoral
Saxony & Charles gained much of
Germany
Catholic League formed in 1538 to
resist the Lutherans
Charles failed again to find compromise by
bringing Catholic & Lutherans together at
Regensburg on 1541
This failure meant that he only saw force as
an answer + political situation was turning
around for him:
Bigamy of Philip Hesse
(Propaganda for the
Catholics)
War with France ended in 1542-4
(peace of Crepy) - France no longer
supported the Schmalkaldic League
1545 - Truce with the Turks
1545 - First session
of the Council of Trent
1546 - Pope Paul III, gave money & men
to Charles V as support in war against the
Lutherans
July 1546 - The Diet of Regensburg
put John Fredrick of Saxony under
Imperial Ban & he was ordered to
give up Lutheranism. Maurice of
Saxony was promised lands & a title
of Elector for his support.