21.1 By elainaborg Jan 21, 1555 Peace of Ausburg Charles unwillingly agreed to the Peace of Ausburg, which allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory Jan 21, 1556 Charles V divide He divided his immense empire and retired to a monastery Jan 25, 1566 Angry Protestant mobs swept throught Catholic churches Jan 25, 1568 the duke executed 1,500 Protestants and suspected rebels Jan 25, 1571 Pope called on all Catholic Princes to take up arms against the mounting power of the Ottoman Empire Jan 25, 1576 Jean Bodin defined absolute rule Jan 21, 1580 King or Portugal died without an heir Jan 25, 1588 Philip launched the Spanish Armada in an attempt to punsish Protestant England and its queen, Elizabeth ! Jan 21, 1600 American mines had supplied Spain with an estimated 339,000 pounds of gold Jan 21, 1650 16,000 tons of silber bullion unloaded from Spanish ships