History A-Level
Political authority and territorial religion
What Political authority and territorial religion means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political authority and territorial religion
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Lutheran princes regulated religious affairs in their territories after the 1526 suspension, and these failures strengthened princely control over religion and entrenched territorial churches.
Topics that use Political authority and territorial religion
- The spread and survival of Lutheranism, 1521–55 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Catholic reform and renewal
- Conversion and territorial expansion
- Delay and political distraction
- Failed diplomacy and confessional division
- French and Ottoman pressure on Charles V
- Habsburg imperial overstretch
- Papal authority and fear of councils
- Political compromise and the survival of Lutheranism
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