Diet of Augsburg

Timeline

1. 1530Augsburg · Holy Roman EmpireCharles V formally presided over the opening on June 20, and debates were held on the religious division of the empire, defense against the Ottomans, and imperial order; the Lutherans and Catholics each presented their confessional positions.
2. 1530Augsburg · Holy Roman EmpireAfter the Lutherans submitted the Augsburg Confession, Catholic theologians rebutted it point by point with the Augsburg Confutation; the theological differences between the two sides became public, and mediation efforts reached a deadlock.
3. 1530Augsburg · Holy Roman EmpireAfter mediation failed, Charles V issued the Augsburg Recess (Reichstagsabschied) in November 1530, reaffirming the Worms Edict's ban on the Protestants and setting a deadline for them to return to Catholicism, failing which force would be used. The Diet closed amid tense atmosphere, and the religious division continued to deepen.