Edict of Restitution (1629)

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1. 1627Germany · GermanyAfter imperial victories at Lutter and the Battle of Dessau Bridge in 1626, Ferdinand II gradually implemented the restitution of church property from 1627 onward. English Wikipedia frames the edict's basis as the ecclesiastical reservation clause of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg rather than the 1552 Treaty of Passau.
2. 1629Holy Roman Empire · Holy Roman EmpireOn March 6, 1629, Ferdinand II issued the Edict of Restitution in Vienna. English Wikipedia describes the edict's aim as restoring the ownership of properties stipulated by the ecclesiastical reservation clause of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg, forbidding further Protestant secularization of Catholic church lands after 1555.
3. 1629German princely territories · GermanyFrom 1629 imperial courts and Catholic princes pushed for the return of property in various regions, with Brandenburg and Magdeburg hit first; Protestant princes generally viewed it as a violation of the Peace of Augsburg.
4. 1629–1630Northern Germany · GermanyThe Edict of Restitution provoked strong resistance from Protestant princes; northern ecclesiastical territories such as Magdeburg and Bremen were hit first, and the resistance turned to seek Swedish aid; Sweden landed in Pomerania in July 1630, and the war entered a new phase.