Charles V25 June 1530
Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants. Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire
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Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants. Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire
Charles V abdicates and divides his territories between Philip and Ferdinand of Austria. The Peace of Augsburg ends the war in Germany and confirms the existence of the Protestant princes
Paul IV is elected Pope and takes the side of France, whereupon an exhausted Charles finally gives up hopes of a world Christian empire
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