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Bavarian Catholic revival

Type Event Region Bavaria Time 1560–1569

In the 1560s, under Duke Albert V and his son William V, Bavaria became a bastion of German Catholicism, strengthening the Catholic cause after the P…

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  1. 1560–1565Munich · BavariaAlbert V actively introduced the Jesuits, establishing colleges and missionary networks in Munich and elsewhere, reshaping local Catholic identity through education, preaching, and the confessional system, and laying an organizational foundation for the more systematic Counter-Reformation to follow.
  2. 1566–1569Bavarian cities · BavariaIn the later 1560s Bavaria strengthened diocesan discipline, restricted the spread of Protestantism, and raised ceremonial standards in court and local churches. The duchy thereby became one of the Empire's most steadfast opponents of Protestantism, providing core support for Catholic League politics in the 17th century.

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