# Canonical recap data for Peace of Augsburg (1555)
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slug: peace-of-augsburg
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title: Peace of Augsburg
subtitle: The treaty ended the German Wars of Religion by enshrining 'cuius regio, eius religio,' establishing sovereignty over faith as a political principle.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1555-09-25
datePrecision: day
year: 1555
decade: 1550
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 September 1555 in the German city of Augsburg. It officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christianity permanent
summaryLong: The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 September 1555 in the German city of Augsburg. It officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christianity permanent within the Holy Roman Empire, allowing rulers to choose either Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism as the official confession of their state. Calvinism was not allowed until the Peace of Westphalia.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Peace of Augsburg"
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Augsburg"
  title: Peace of Augsburg 1555
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 Septem
wikidataQid: Q154577
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-04
  label: Peace of Augsburg 1555
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Augsburg"
