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1. Holy Roman Empire

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   The religious landscape of the Empire was irrevocably altered by the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517, initiated by Martin Luther. The conflict between Catholic loyalists and Protestant states fractured the political unity of the Empire along religious lines. The principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("whose realm, his religion") was nominally established by the Peace of Augsburg (1555), allowing rulers to determine the official religion of their territories. This compromise failed to account…