# Canonical recap data for Diet of Augsburg: Religious Settlement (1555)
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title: "Diet of Augsburg: Religious Settlement"
subtitle: Imperial diet formally established cuius regio, eius religio, permitting Protestant principalities and fragmenting Western Christianity.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1555-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1555
decade: 1550
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: The diets of Augsburg were the meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire held in the German city of Augsburg. Both an Imperial City and the residence of the Augsburg prince-bishops, the town had hosted the Estates in many such sessions since the 10th century. In 1282, the diet of Augsburg assigned the cont
summaryLong: The diets of Augsburg were the meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire held in the German city of Augsburg. Both an Imperial City and the residence of the Augsburg prince-bishops, the town had hosted the Estates in many such sessions since the 10th century. In 1282, the diet of Augsburg assigned the control of Austria to the House of Habsburg. In the 16th century, twelve of thirty-five imperial diets were held in Augsburg, a result of the close financial relationship between the Augsburg-based banking families such as the Fugger and the reigning Habsburg emperors, particularly Maximilian I and his grandson Charles V. Nevertheless, the meetings of 1518, 1530, 1547/48 and 1555, during the Reformation and the ensuing religious war between the Catholic emperor and the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, are especially noteworthy. With the Peace of Augsburg, the cuius regio, eius religio principle let each prince decide the religion of his subjects and inhabitants who chose not to conform could leave.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Diet of Augsburg"
importance: 75
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- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_of_Augsburg"
  title: Diet of Augsburg
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related: []
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- election
metaDescription: The diets of Augsburg were the meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire held in the German city of Augsburg. Both an Imperial City and the residen
wikidataQid: Q828750
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