Question
What did the Peace of Augsburg establish?
a.
The right of rulers to choose the religion of their territories
b.
The beginning of the Counter-Reformation
c.
The separation of church and state
d.
The creation of the Jesuit order
a.
The right of rulers to choose the religion of their territories
b.
The beginning of the Counter-Reformation
c.
The separation of church and state
d.
The creation of the Jesuit order
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: a. The right of rulers to choose the religion of their territories.
The Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555, allowed the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to determine whether Lutheranism or Catholicism would be the official religion in their respective territories.
The Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555, allowed the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to determine whether Lutheranism or Catholicism would be the official religion in their respective territories.