Diet of Speyer (1529)

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The Diet of Speyer (1529) was an imperial assembly of the Holy Roman Empire best known for revoking earlier concessions to Lutheran reformers and prompting the formal "Protestation" that gave rise to the term "Protestant."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
imperial assembly
imperial diet
aimedTo restore enforcement of the Edict of Worms
chronology took place during the reign of Charles V
conflict part of the wider Reformation conflicts in Europe
convenedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
country Holy Roman Empire
decision forbade printing of religious books without approval
ordered restoration of Catholic worship where it had been abolished since 1526
prohibited further religious innovations pending a general council
endTime 1529-04-22
followedBy Diet of Augsburg (1530)
follows Diet of Speyer (1526)
hasCause perceived failure of the Edict of Worms to stop Luther's teachings
spread of Lutheranism in imperial territories
hasEffect origin of the term "Protestant"
revocation of concessions to Lutheran territories
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
influenced formation of Protestant estates within the empire
subsequent negotiations at the Diet of Augsburg (1530)
language German
Latin
location Electoral Palatinate
Speyer
opposedBy Lutheran princes
representatives of evangelical imperial cities
partOf Reformation
presidedOverBy Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
religiousContext Catholic–Lutheran conflict
result deepened confessional division within the empire
formal protest by evangelical estates
signatory Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Francis, Duke of Lüneburg
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
John, Elector of Saxony
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt
representatives of Constance
representatives of Nuremberg
representatives of Strasbourg
representatives of Ulm
significantEvent Protestation at Speyer
startTime 1529-02-15
topic Edict of Worms
Lutheran Reformation
religious policy in the Holy Roman Empire

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Diet of Augsburg (1530) follows Diet of Speyer (1529)
Free Imperial City of Speyer hostedEvent Diet of Speyer (1529)
Free Imperial City of Speyer associatedWith Protestation at Speyer
linked to: Diet of Speyer (1529)
Gedächtniskirche der Protestation commemorates Protestation at Speyer
linked to: Diet of Speyer (1529)
Gedächtniskirche der Protestation commemorates Diet of Speyer (1529)
Gedächtniskirche der Protestation namedAfter Protestation at the Diet of Speyer
linked to: Diet of Speyer (1529)
Diet of Speyer (1529) significantEvent Protestation at Speyer
linked to: Diet of Speyer (1529)
Johann the Constant, Elector of Saxony signed Protestation at Speyer (1529)
linked to: Diet of Speyer (1529)
Reichstag (Imperial Diet) notableMeeting Diet of Speyer (1529)