Second Diet of Speyer and Protestant Protest
- When
- 1529
- Where
- Imperial City of Speyer
- Episodes
- 2
The Second Diet of Speyer convened in March 1529 to address the Ottoman threat and restrict Protestantism. It condemned the 1526 recess and prohibited further reformation. On 25 April 1529, Lutheran members formally protested this decision, creating the term 'Protestantism.'
Episodes
- Prohibition of Reformation
The Diet condemned the 1526 recess and prohibited future reformation under threat of the imperial ban.
- Convening of the Diet
The Diet of Speyer was convened in March 1529 to address the Ottoman threat and restrict Protestantism.
Background and detail
Convening and Objectives. Held in the Imperial City of Speyer in 1529, the Diet was convened in March to respond to the Ottoman advance in Hungary and to curb the spread of Protestantism. The assembly aimed to reverse the leniency of the previous year's diet.
Diet Decisions. The Diet condemned the outcomes of the 1526 Diet and prohibited future reformation efforts. This recess neutralized the previous year's decisions, effectively condemning religious innovations without formally annulling them, and forbade further changes under threat of the imperial ban until a promised council met.
People involved
- Lutheran members of the Diet · Protesters
- Holy Roman Empire · Convening Authority
Sources
- Diet of Speyer (1529) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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