Identifier: historyofworldsu07helm (find matches)
Title: The history of the world; a survey of a man's record
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Helmolt, Hans F. (Hans Ferdinand), 1865-1929 Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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r an attack of the emperor on their weak-ened alliance. But the diet of Speyer in 1544 produced an acknowledgment fromthe emperor that he was willing to abandon the idea of the general council and tosettle amicably religious troubles within the empire. The princes, after this vic-tory, joined with their forces in the war against France, which led to a peace onthe 18th of September, 1544, at Crdpy-en-Laonnais, where it was arranged thatking and emperor should join in common cause against the heretics. Francis alsoagreed to share in the war against the Infidels. But a truce with Suleiman, whoindeed held the greatest part of Hungary, temporarily averted the Turkish peril(autumn, 1545). At the beginning of the year 1546 the emperor seemed free to subdue theheretics by force of arms, especially since the Pope, at the council which waseventually held at Trent toward the end of 1545, made a vigorous attack on theProtestant teaching, and promised his support with troops and money in the event
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Dk. Maktin Luther After the Altar-picture in the Town church at Weimar (begun 1552 by Lukas Cranach,connjleted 1555 bv his son : drawn by K. Schwier of Weimar). completed 1555 by .^-tre^^&r) HISTORY OF THE WORLD 263 of a war against the Schmalcaldic League. A formal treaty was made betweenPope and emperor in June, 1546. William of Bavaria joined Charles, and so didsome Protestant lords; the Hohenzollern margraves, Hans and Albert, and DukeEric II of Brunswick, entered into the service of the emperor. But the youngDuke Maurice of Saxony became gradually more important than these princes.He had withdrawn from the League of Schmalcalde in 1541, and, together withPhilip of Hesse, whom he joined in opposition to electoral Saxony, had made over-tures to the emperor. He was devoid of religious enthusiasm, but was braveand politic. An alliance with the emperor held out brilliant prospects, and he wastherefore not reluctant to accede to this in the diet of Katisbon in June, althoughhe did

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