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The Peace of Augsburg 1555
1. Ended the religious civil war between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in the German states.
2. Gave each German prince the right to determine the religion of his state, either Roman
Catholic or Lutheran.
3. Failed to provide for the recognition of Calvinists or other religious groups.
The Council of Trent 1545-1563
1. Reformed Catholic Church discipline and reaffirmed church doctrine.
2. Preserved the papacy as the center of Christianity.
3. Confirmed all seven existing sacraments
4. Reaffirmed Latin as the language of worship.
5. Forbade clerical marriage.
The Edict of Nantes 1598
1. Issued by Henry IV of France
2. Granted religious toleration to French Protestants
3. Marked the first formal recognition by a European national monarchy that two religions
could coexist in the same country
4. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
The Peace of Westphalia 1648
1. Ended the Thirty Years' War
2. Recognized Calvinism as a legally permissible faith
3. Recognized the sovereign independent authority of over 300 German states.
4. Continued the political fragmentation of Germany
5. Granted Sweden additional territory, confirming its status as a major power.
, 6. Acknowledged the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
The Peace of Utrecht 1713
1. Ended Louis XIV's efforts to dominate Europe
2. Allowed Philip V to remain on the throne of Spain but stipulated that the crowns of Spain and
France should never be worn by the same monarch.
3. Granted the Spanish Netherlands (now called the Austrian Netherlands) to the Austrian
Habsburgs along with Milan, Naples, and Sicily
4. Granted England a number of territories including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Gilbraltar
5. Granted England the asiento, the lucrative right to supply African slaves to Spanish America
The Pragmatic Sanction 1713
1. Guaranteed the succession of Habsburg emperor Charles VI's eldest daughter, Maria Theresa,
to the throne.
2. Guaranteed the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands.
3. Violated when Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded Silesia in 1740.
The Congress of Vienna 1815
1. Enacted a settlement that was acceptable to both the victors and to France
2. Created a balance of power that lasted until the unification of Germany in 1871
3. Underestimated the forces of liberalism and nationalism
4. Used the principle of legitimacy to restore the Bourbons to the French throne
5. United Belgium with the Netherlands to form a single kingdom of the Netherlands
6. Created a loose confederation of 39 German states dominated by Austria
Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly
discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain
and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
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The Peace of Augsburg 1555
1. Ended the religious civil war between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in the German states.
2. Gave each German prince the right to determine the religion of his state, either Roman
Catholic or Lutheran.
3. Failed to provide for the recognition of Calvinists or other religious groups.
The Council of Trent 1545-1563
1. Reformed Catholic Church discipline and reaffirmed church doctrine.
2. Preserved the papacy as the center of Christianity.
3. Confirmed all seven existing sacraments
4. Reaffirmed Latin as the language of worship.
5. Forbade clerical marriage.
The Edict of Nantes 1598
1. Issued by Henry IV of France
2. Granted religious toleration to French Protestants
3. Marked the first formal recognition by a European national monarchy that two religions
could coexist in the same country
4. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
The Peace of Westphalia 1648
1. Ended the Thirty Years' War
2. Recognized Calvinism as a legally permissible faith
3. Recognized the sovereign independent authority of over 300 German states.
4. Continued the political fragmentation of Germany
5. Granted Sweden additional territory, confirming its status as a major power.
, 6. Acknowledged the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
The Peace of Utrecht 1713
1. Ended Louis XIV's efforts to dominate Europe
2. Allowed Philip V to remain on the throne of Spain but stipulated that the crowns of Spain and
France should never be worn by the same monarch.
3. Granted the Spanish Netherlands (now called the Austrian Netherlands) to the Austrian
Habsburgs along with Milan, Naples, and Sicily
4. Granted England a number of territories including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Gilbraltar
5. Granted England the asiento, the lucrative right to supply African slaves to Spanish America
The Pragmatic Sanction 1713
1. Guaranteed the succession of Habsburg emperor Charles VI's eldest daughter, Maria Theresa,
to the throne.
2. Guaranteed the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands.
3. Violated when Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded Silesia in 1740.
The Congress of Vienna 1815
1. Enacted a settlement that was acceptable to both the victors and to France
2. Created a balance of power that lasted until the unification of Germany in 1871
3. Underestimated the forces of liberalism and nationalism
4. Used the principle of legitimacy to restore the Bourbons to the French throne
5. United Belgium with the Netherlands to form a single kingdom of the Netherlands
6. Created a loose confederation of 39 German states dominated by Austria
Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly
discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain
and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
