European Wars of Religion

By bstrickland23@jcss.us
  • 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg allowed for the co-existance of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany. State princes had the authority to declare which of these 2 religions they had to follow. People who did not wish to follow a specific religion were allowed to emigrate to somewhere else. This helped ended conflict in Germany as states now had a say in what religion they were to follow.
  • 1562

    French Wars of Religion

    The French Wars of Religion refer to a time period of wars between the French Catholics and Huguenots. England and Germany supported the Huguenots as Protestants. This conflict was resolved by the Edict of Nantes creating peace between catholics and the Huguenots in France.
  • 1572

    Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    The Bartholomew's Day Massacre was part of the French Wars of Religion. The Catholics targeted the Huguenots and killed about 3000 of them. Not only did they kill them, thousands of other people in France died on this day. This showed the hatred that the Catholics had for the Protestants during this time.

  • Edict of Nantes

    King Henry of France gave the Huguenots rights to France. Before this, the Catholics and Huguenots were in constant war and rebellion. This edict not only brought peace and unity to France, but it also ended the ongoing French Wars of Religion.

  • 30 Years War

    The 30 years war was fought between many countries in primarily central Europe. This was a war between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants in Europe. The Protestants ended up winning, emerging themselves as a more dominant religion in Europe.

  • Treaty of Westphalia

    The Treaty of Westphalia officially put an end to the 30 years war. This was honestly the main turning point in peace in Europe. Religion and sovereignty within states was now free at this point, meaning countries could were now no longer under strict control of the Roman Empire.