Martin Luther25 May 1521
Charles issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw, banning his writings, and requiring his arrest: "We want him to be apprehended and punished as a notorious heretic"
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Charles issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw, banning his writings, and requiring his arrest: "We want him to be apprehended and punished as a notorious heretic"
When Luther eventually reemerged from the Wartburg, the emperor, distracted with other matters, did not press for Luther's arrest. Ultimately, because of rising public support for Luther among the German people and the protection of certain German princes, the Edict of Worms was never enforced in Germany
The Edict of Worms was temporarily suspended at the Diet of Speyer 1526 but then reinstated in 1529
The Edict of Worms is temporarily suspended at the Diet of Speyer in 1526 but then reinstated in 1529
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