Why Lutheranism Was Able to Survive to 1555
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- Created on: 16-03-14 17:04
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- Why Lutheranism Was Able to Survive to 1555
- Charles V
- Often Absent From Germany
- Not present during crucial period of 1522-1529
- Preoccupied by French threat in Italy and Spanish Rebellion
- On return in 1543, confronted with irresolvable problem
- Delegated day-to-day running to brother Ferdinand
- Not present during crucial period of 1522-1529
- Needed Princely Support
- Eg. At Diet of Worms, 1521 Charles under pressure from princes who voted for him in 1519
- Poor Imperial Policy - Generally Aimed to Play for Time
- Preoccupied by French threat in Italy and Spanish Rebellion
- Eg. Diet of Speyer, 1526, decision of implementation of Edict of Worms left to Princes
- Princes in favour of reform, eg Philip of Hesse, did not enforce
- Often Absent From Germany
- Cities
- Very many cities in the HRE
- Provided large literate population
- Contained Universities and publishing works
- Printing Press
- Allowed spread of message
- Printing Press
- Lay on trade routes, allwing message to spread
- Peasants
- Generally opposed papacy
- believed in prophesies claiming Luther as prophet of renewal for new age
- Luther
- Refused to compromise on matters of doctrine, without attention to support losss
- Luther
- Enforcement of Edict of Worms lef to Peasant's revolt, 1525
- Attracted to Anabaptism of Munster
- Princes
- Frederick the Wise
- Supported Luther's stance on indulgences and wished to maintain integrity of University of Wittenburg
- Power of support shown at Edict of Worms in 1521, Frederick kidnapped Luther for his safety
- Luther able to translate Bible in to German
- Power of support shown at Edict of Worms in 1521, Frederick kidnapped Luther for his safety
- One of the seven imperial electors, Chales had relied on his vote in 1519
- Supported Luther's stance on indulgences and wished to maintain integrity of University of Wittenburg
- Formed Leagues in 1526 and 1531
- League of Torgau, 1526, designed to prevent implementation of the Edict of Worms
- Initially reluctant to identify with movement
- Became more involved in 1530s, making Lutheranism less radical as a result.
- Some committed Lutherans eg Philip of Hesse and John of Saxony
- Some Pressurised by local populace eg Archbishop of Mainz at Erfurt
- Some wished for freedom from Habsburg authority eg Palatinate or Anhalt Dessau
- Wanted benefits sich as revenue and power from secularised Church lands
- Frederick the Wise
- Humanists
- Encouraged studying of original scriptures
- Erasmus
- Talked of restoration, an improvement of Christianity through the interpretation and translation of sacred texts
- Translated New Testament into Greek and Latin
- Criticised corruption of Church in 'of praise of folly'
- Did not propose split from Church, finally condemned radicalism of Luther in 1524 in 'On the freedom of the Will'
- Ulrich von Hutten
- Included patriotic tone in writing, encouraged nationalist resentment of foreign Pope and pledged military support
- Printing Press
- Allowed spread of message
- Luther
- Refused to compromise on matters of doctrine, without attention to support losss
- Charles V
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