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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationWorms, Holy Roman Empire 1 Classification
Event TypeCultural or Religious Event 1 Connections
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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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In answer to questioning, he defended the views that had been criticized and refused to recant them.
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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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