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The Peace of Augsburg is a treaty between the Lutheran princes and Charles V, that officially ended war between the German Lutherans and Catholics. This treaty allowed the Holy Roman Empire states princes decide if they were going to be Catholic or Protestant. Citizens who did not follow their princes belief could move to another state that follows their religion of choice.
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In France, the battles between Catholics and Protestants were uprising, and as Calvinism started to spread the Roman Catholics got angry. The Catholic partisans massacred a congregation at Vassy; which caused a riot of the provinces. This resumed a civil war in Europe.
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Bartholomew's Day Massacre was a planned massacre and carried out by the Roman Catholic nobles. This was an attack on the Huguenot leaders and their homes and shops were destroyed in the process as well as the occupants. Creating more hate between Catholic and Huguenots, the Huguenots abandoned Calvinism.
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The Edict of Nantes was a law that granted a large amount of religious liberty of the Protestant people - the Huguenots. This brought an end to the Wars of Religion. Though it was controversial, it allowed religious rights to the French Protestant minorities.
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The 30 Years War was a collection of wars in Central Europe between the Catholics and Protestants. The war started as a battle of Catholics and Protestants, as time progressed, people were fighting over which group would govern Europe. After millions of lives were lost, the final conclusion was: The Holy Roman empire was given full sovereignty, and The Roman Catholic empire teachings were abandoned. Going down as the longest and vicious wars in history.
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The Treaty of Westphalia which was the marking of the End of the 30 Years War. Many countries gained independence, such as the Netherlands from Spain, Swiss from Austria, and Sweden gaining land. The Roman Catholic church reconquest of Europe was finally ended, and Protestantism was still around.