Lutheranism 1529 - 1555 Flashcards
what event happened in 1530?
the confession of Augsberg
what was the confession of Augsberg and who wrote it?
outlined the beliefs of Lutherans
melancathon
what action did charles take in 1530 and what 2 policies did he implement?
diet of Augsburg -
he reiterated the edict of worms
he placed an ultimatum on the lutherans to convert back to catholicism by 1531
what was the lutherans’ reaction to the ultimatum?
Phillip of Hesse created the Schmalkaldic league to provide military aid for a war
what happened in 1531?
the ultimatum ran out
what happened to the lutherans, name a reason why?
nothing
because charles was distracted by the ottoman threat in the east
what event happened in 1532?
peace of nuremberg
name 2 reasons why charles did this?
because of threat of the ottomans
he needed the princes support
what event happened in 1534?
restoration of wittenburg - became lutheran
name three reasons why this was significant?
demonstrated the power of the Schmalkaldic league
this undermined charles’ power
made it clear to lutherans he had other priorities
what event happened in 1536 ?
wittenburg concord
name three things that happened at the wittenburg concord?
an attempt at reconciliation between protestants
melancathon and bucer drew up a statement on consubstantiation
it did not last
name a reason why this was siginificant?
it shows the disunity between Protestants
what was written in 1537 and by whom?
luther wrote the schmalkalden articles
name a reason why this was significant
it legitimised the schmalkaldic league and resistance to the emperor theologically.
what event happened in 1538 that paused the italian wars?
Truce of Nice
what event happened in 1539-42 that meant charles was distracted again?
julich - cleves incident
name 2 reasons why this was significant for the lutherans?
because the duke of cleves became lutheran
lutheranism had spread to other territories in Europe
what happened in 1543?
charles won the conflict and forced duke of cleves to revert back to catholicism
what two events happened in 1541?
Bigamy scandal
colloquy of regensburg