Peace of Augsburg

Is the treaty reached between the emperorRefers to the Emperor of the Roman Empire and its succeeding Byzantine Empire as well as the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, beginning with Charlemagn... more Charles V(A.D. 1500–1558) Charles V ruled over an extensive Empire, including the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Spain and it’s American territories, th... more and the German princes in A.D. 1555 that allowed for the existence of Lutheran churches under the principle that each princeIn the 16th century Europe this term referred to a class of ruler in the Holy Roman Empire to whom local lords and barons owed feudal allegiance, and ... more has authority to determine the religion of his own territory (cujus regio, ejus religiois a Latin term meaning “his region, his religion” which became a; motto arising out of the Peace of Augsburg in A.D. 1555, which held that each G... more) and also provided for toleration of Lutherans in Catholic territories and Catholics in Lutheran territories.