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Diet of Worms

The Early Modern World

The Diet of Worms of 1521 was an imperial diet, a formal deliberative assembly, of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms. Martin Luther was summoned to the diet to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a papal bull of Pope Leo X. In answer to questioning, Luther defended the views that had been criticized and refused to recant them.

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Year
1521 1
Event Date
1521-01-28 1
Location
Worms, Holy Roman Empire 1
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Event Type
Cultural or Religious Event 1
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Luther appeared before the Diet as the accused, questioned over his writings, not as a participant among equals.

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  • Introduction
    In answer to questioning, he defended the views that had been criticized and refused to recant them.
  • Infobox
    The diet was conducted from 28 January to 25 May 1521 at the Bischofshof palace in Worms, with the Emperor presiding.
  • Diet of Worms: Event Type
    Martin Luther was summoned to the diet in order to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a Papal bull of Pope Leo X.
  • Participant: Martin Luther, Article body
    In answer to questioning, he defended the views that had been criticized and refused to recant them.
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The Diet of Worms of 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms [ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔʁms]) was an imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms.
  • In Group: Events of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599, Lead
    The Diet of Worms of 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms [ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔʁms]) was an imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms.
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