1. Religious Wars and Conflict: Italy and Germany BY: ALEC LANZA AND GRIFFIN DUNN

2. What happened? (ITALY)  In 1949, King Charles VIII invaded Italy, this triggered numerous wars in which France and Spain fight for total control over the Italian Peninsula  Several Popes and England became involved fighting cumulated in the sack of Rome by Spaniard & holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1527

3. What happened? (Germany)  Peasant’s became unhappy with the high taxes and a lack of power. These factor’s caused the Peasants War. Charles V was determined to turn things around. Luther was accused of unrest. In 1546 he began a war against Lutheran preaches. Peace of Augsburg was signed in 1555.

4. Who was involved?  King Charles VIII- Invaded Italy in 1949.  France and Spain- Fought for control of the Italian peninsula.  England- England eventually became involved as did several popes.  Emperor Charles V- The fighting finally culminated in the sack of Rome by the Spaniard and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.  Europe- Credited with expanding Italian Renaissance throughout Europe. King Charles VIII France Spain England Emperor Charles V Europe

5. Who was involved?  Martin Luther- Was accused of being unrest and wrote about peasants that they, ”rob and rage and act like mad dogs.”  Italy- in 1949, when King Charles VIII invaded Italy, it triggered many wars  Germany- Had religious conflicts between Catholicism and Lutheranism.  Princes of Germany- Had the decision of what religion he wanted his subjects to preach.  King Henry of Navarre- Ended all fighting when he became a Catholic  led to political stability by encouraging Catholics to accept him as King. Martin Luther Italy Germany Princes of Germany King Henry of Navarre

6. How does this event show religious disunity in Europe? Italy  During the Counter Reformation in Italy, there was many wars and corruption over who gains control of the Italian Peninsula.  When king Charles VIII invaded he caused religious disunity because of the wars he triggered that got popes and Europe involved in the fight for control of the Italian Peninsula. Germany  Luther made things a big controversy by starting Lutheranism. Charles V and Martin Luther fought about the Counter Reformation on which religion princes should choose for there people to believe in.  The two religions were Lutheranism and Catholicism.

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