HIST 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Protestantism, Tyrant, Counter-Reformation
15 Jun 2017
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Every time cut off head of one problem, another one came up, got entangled. Made decision that fighting french and authority as hapsburg power, took front seat over protestant issue until seemed to have settled issue with italy in 1529, protest of emerging protestants. Ddint want to use force in the empire, hoping in 1530"s (even in 1560"s in france) that lutherans, protestants, and catholics could reach some kind of compromise. With paul iii did try and bring abut reconciliation, succeeded to a degree ended up failing over particular theological points (eucharist, pope"s authority) Early 1540"s, both charles and paul iii were thinking needed to take more hardline measures, that is start using force against protestant. Gaied support of maurice of saxony: maurice of saxony (1521-53) saxony divided into two bits, was duke, raised catholic but became protestant over time.
