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    The document summarizes key events of the Protestant Reformation and the Wars of Religion that followed. It introduces Ignatius of Loyola and the founding of the Society of Jesus in 1540 to counter the spread of Protestantism. It then outlines some of the major religious conflicts that occurred, including the Spanish Inquisition, the French Wars of Religion, and the Thirty Years' War, concluding with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that brought religious peace to Europe.

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    The document summarizes key events of the Protestant Reformation and the Wars of Religion that followed. It introduces Ignatius of Loyola and the founding of the Society of Jesus in 1540 to counter the spread of Protestantism. It then outlines some of the major religious conflicts that occurred, including the Spanish Inquisition, the French Wars of Religion, and the Thirty Years' War, concluding with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that brought religious peace to Europe.

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    1/12/11

    Reformation (continued)

    The Society of Jesus 1540

    Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)

    Salvation came through good deeds and purity

    Ignatius = lawyer

    ignatius is given the job of getting rid of corruption in the catholic church

    their second job is to convert people back from catholicism

    vows of poverty/charity are center of the repairs for the corruption of the
    catholic church

    The Inquisition (started in Spain in the 1490's) decided that the Jews needed
    to become Catholic.

    Targeted the Conversos (converted jews) because they believed they were
    only Catholic outside of their homes. Had to be accused by someone. Asked
    you questions and if you answered correctly they let you go, if you didnt
    answer how they wanted you to, tortured more. Many people were burned at
    the stake during the inquisition.

    In this same period the Lutherans in Germany killed many catholics.

    1/12/11

    Wars of Religion

    Terms:

    •Treaty/Peace of Augsburg

    •Phillip II (Spain)

    •80 Years War (1568-1648)

    •French Wars of Religion

    •Henry IV (France)
    •Defenestration of Prague

    •30 Years War

    •Peace of Westphalia

    Treaty/Peace of Augsburg (1555) "cuius regio, eius religio"

    The ruler of the region/country would be the decider for that region's religion.
    King of bavaria is catholic --> bavaria is catholic.

    Phillip II (1527-1598, r. 1554-1598)

    wanted all non-catholics to be swept off the earth

    80 Years' War (1568-1648)

    Netherlands largely converted to catholicism and Phillip II resented that


    noncatholics in this region were making money

    The dutch attack spain by sea.

    Dutch wont give up calvinism. in 1648 the dutch and belgium are separated
    to different regions and then spain had to leave them alone.

    The Spanish Armada (1588)

    French Wars of Religion (1562-1589)

    Massacre at Vassy- March 1, 1562

    Large chunck of French nobility became Huguenots (Calvinists)

    Hugnts. attack catholics at Vassy

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre - October 24, 1572

    Catholics attack Protestants of Paris

    Henry IV (1553-1610, r. 1589-1610) "Paris is worth a mass." Reconverts to


    catholicism and says that its worth being catholic to keep paris in order. Edict
    of Anates protestants have rights and proclaims peace between the fighting
    religions.

    Defenestration of Prague (May 23, 1618)

    Bohemia was protestant and king dies without an heir. Next in line for throne
    is a catholic and the protestant ministers panic and believe they are going to
    lose their power so they throw him out of a window and thusly starts a war
    which lasts 30 years and destroys the population of the germanic states.

    Battle of White Mountain (November 8, 1620)

    Roman emperor bribes king of saxxony to switch sides. Catholics appear to


    be winning and protestants are going to lose their territory and then the
    Danish enter the war and they are protestant. They attack and turn the tide
    of war again.

    Sweeden enters the war (military powerhouse of the time period) and it looks
    really bad for the catholics

    Gustavus Adolphus (1595-1632, r. 1611-1632) sweeps through germanic


    states and pushes everyone out of the area and catholics look like they are
    going to win until he dies in 1632.

    Treaty/Peace of Westphalia (1648) establishes the organization of europe for


    150 years.

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