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The Peace of Augsburg is a treaty signed by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, which ended the religious conflict between Catholicism and Lutheranism. Each prince of state would accept either one of the two religions and citizens could leave to the region that accepted their preferable religion. The main problem of this event is that it excluded minor Protestant groups like Calvinism in which they couldn't be protected. The Peace of Augsburg led to the 30 Years War because of this exclusion.
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This event was a war between the Catholics and Huguenots in France in the period of 1562 - 1598. It began when the French monarchy limited the rights of Protestants until the Huguenots eventually became more open in displaying their faith over time. This display of faith caused the hostility from the Catholics to the Protestants to increase. There were major events that occurred such as the Bartholomew's Day Massacre and the War of the Three Henrys. It was ended by the Edict of Nantes.
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The Bartolomew's Day Massacre was a group of assassinations that targeted Huguenots (or French Calvinist Protestants) and the death rate across France ranged from 5,000 to 30,000 people. It was planned by Queen Catherine de' Medici in order to eliminate and decrease the number of Huguenots. The result was that it was a turning point in the French Wars of Religion and the hatred between Huguenots and Catholics had deepened.
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The Edict of Nantes was created in order to end the French Wars of Religion and was signed by King Henry IV. It had given rights to the Huguenots of France and allowed them to worship their beliefs publicly. It had also allowed Catholicism to still be practiced in other areas. Along with the signing of the Edict of Nantes, King Henry IV had converted from Protestantism to Catholicism to secure his throne.
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The 30 Years War was a religious conflict that occurred in central Europe, leading to more than 8 million casualities. It was first caused by the enforcement of Catholicism in the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Ferdinand II which was rejected by Austria and the Czech Republic. Many countries, Protestant or Catholic, were involved in this war, and the war officially ended with the Treaty of Westphalia.
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The Treaty of Westphalia was a treaty that ended the 30 Years War. It had acknowledged and revived the Peace of Augsburg, and it allowed Protestant groups to be able to practice their beliefs in private or public. It also situated territorial disputes in which countries gained independence.
