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Period: 1500 to
European Wars of Religion
The European Continent went through a reformation and soon after came a series of Christian Wars raging all across Europe. -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg, also known as the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed in the Imperial City of Augsburg. -
Period: 1562 to
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a prolonged period of war and popular unrest between the Catholics and the Huguenots in the Kingdom of France. -
1572
Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre was a targeted group of assassins and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed at the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. -
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was signed in 1598, and granted Calvinists Protestants of France substantial rights in the nation. In the edict Henry IV aimed to mainly promote civil unity. -
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30 years war
The 30 years war was mainly fought in Central Europe. The estimated number of military and civilian casualties ranged from 4.5 million to 8 million, most of them from disease or starvation. In some areas of Germany it was suggested that roughly 60% of the population died. -
Treaty of Westphalia
The Treaty of Westphalia is the collective name of two treaties signed in the Westphalian cities. They ended the 30 years war and brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire, closing an awful period in history that killed around 8 million people.