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This was a legal ruling that allowed princes in Germany to decide if their domain would be Catholic or Lutheran and people who disagreed were free to leave.
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A war between Huguenots and Catholics in France. This was the second deadliest war in the history of European wars. This was caused the French throne to convert to Catholicism.
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A series of assassinations carried out on Huguenots, followed by violence in the Catholic church.
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A law enacted by Henry IV of France that granted religious liberty to his subjects and ended the French Wars of Religion. This was one of the first acts of religious tolerance in Europe.
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A series of wars fought in Central Europe that started as a battle between the Catholics and Protestants that formed the Holy Roman Empire.
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A series of treaties, signed in the Holy Roman Empire, that ended the 30 Years War in Germany and the 80 Years War. These treaties provided the states in Central Europe territorial sovereignty.