Murder of Huguenots by Catholics: considered the incident that led to war Catherine de Medici had thousands of Protestants killed at Henry of Navarre's wedding Used this war as an excuse to fight the Habsburgs in Spain in order to assure that they would not rebound from the Protestant defeats Marks the point at which the war extended beyond the borders of the Holy Roman Empire and became a proper European war. King gustavus Adolphus, a brilliant strategist scored major victories for the Protestants, with aid from France.

the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Marked the end of Europe's religious wars, amended the Augsburg agreement, and weakened the holy Roman emperor members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola Used this war as an excuse to fight the Habsburgs in Spain in order to assure that they would not rebound from the Protestant defeats A list of Books, created by the Catholic Church, that supported Protestantism or that were overly critical of the Church were banned. Possession could be severe.

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Murder of Huguenots by Catholics: considered the incident that led to war called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1521. Luther was ordered to recant but he refused. Charles V declared Luther an outlaw. Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline in response to Protestant reforms. Helped start the 30 years war because he challenged the catholic absolutism of the holy Roman emperor Ferdinand 2nd