The Reformation in Germany

Religious wars and social change in Germany. In Germany in the twenties sixteenth century began military battle. Already in the year 1524 peasant class, fascinated by the richness of ideas Reformation Church, the rise began, which the host was Thomas Munster. Peasants, lifting of oppression, turned against almost all persons of higher status than they. Peasants, though poorly armed, fought with a huge and brutality. At the end of Martin Luther himself called for the repression of the uprising. Uprising was brutally crushed in 1525 years, and its leader sentenced to death.In 1529, the Group members protested against discrimination in the Reichstag Protestants. Shortly afterwards a Szmalkaldzki Association, bringing together warring magnates to defend Protestantism. The Reformation in Germany, but has not been able to dominate the whole of life, has a certain success. In the year 1555 on peace in Augsburg, ending religious war in this country, it was decided that from now on will be to reign in the Third Reich the whose power, the religion. This meant that each ruler Reich itself may decide to force religion on their territory. It was therefore a very selective tolerance, leaving the actual choice of only to persons in the highest state of the Reich. It is noteworthy that the German Emperor has never adopted the Protestant ideology, while remaining faithful to the end of the Church.