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Augsburg Interim

Type Event Region Germany Time 1548

In May 1548, Emperor Charles V imposed the Augsburg Interim during the Imperial Diet, attempting to unify Catholic and Evangelical rites and doctrine…

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  1. 1548Augsburg · GermanyAfter victory in the Schmalkaldic War, Charles V pushed for religious uniformity, promulgating the Interim text requiring restoration of certain Catholic sacraments and doctrinal formulations while allowing limited concessions such as clerical marriage.
  2. 1548Saxony · GermanyMany Evangelical theologians and princes refused to accept the emperor's plan; Saxony and others drew up alternative texts such as the Leipzig Interim, and the empire's religious division was not fundamentally alleviated.

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