WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Religious Peace allowed for the recognition of the Lutheran faith and allowed the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to choose either Catholicism or Lutheranism as the official religion of their states.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peace of Augsburg The Peace established the principle Cuius regio, eius religio (“Whose realm, his religion”), which allowed Holy Roman Empire state princes to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism within the domains they controlled, ultimately reaffirming the independence they had over their states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Peace of Westphalia All parties would recognize the Peace of Augsburg of 1555, in which each prince would have the right to determine the religion of his own state, the options being Catholicism, Lutheranism, and now Calvinism.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did the Peace of Augsburg change Christianity in Germany? It allowed German States to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism. How did Protestant attitudes change clergy not being allowed to marry? They were allowed to marry.

Detailed explanation-5: -The principle Cuius regio, eius religio allowed princes to adopt either Catholicism or the Lutheran Augsburg Confession and enforce religious conformity within their state.