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	Jan 12 2010, 11:10 PM EST	MsSquirrly	edit	5 words added 3 words deleted
Change: Frederick;Frederick; the dukes Philip of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and Otto, Ernest, and Francis of Brunswick-Lünenburg; Prince Wolfgang of Anhalt;the counts Gebhard and Albrecht of Mansfeldand the towns of Strasburg, Ulm, Constance, Reutlingen, Memmingen, Lindau, Biberach, Isny, View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1423)
	May 31 2009, 9:21 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	60 words added
Change: . The empire then became fatally divided along religious lines, with the North, the East, and many of the major cities— Strasbourg, Frankfurt and Nuremberg—eventually becoming Protestant while the southern and western regions largely remained Catholic. Smalcald Articles or Schmalkald Articles a summary of Lutheran doctrine, written by Martin View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1422)
	May 31 2009, 9:00 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	1 image added
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1362)
	May 31 2009, 8:54 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	6 words added 3 words deleted
Change: Speyer,Speyer, which stated that during the reign of Christian III of Denmark,Denmark, Denmark would maintain a peaceful foreign policy towards the Holy Roman Empire 1545 - the League gained the allegiance of the Electoral Palatinate,Palatinate, under the control of Elector Frederick III 1545 View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1362)
	May 31 2009, 8:48 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	10 words added 2 words deleted
Change: -Martin Luther writes the Schmalkald Articles 1538 - The league allied with the newly reformed Denmark.Denmark. 1538 - In self-defence against the treasonable machinations of the confederation, a Catholic League was formed at Nuremberg under the leadership of the emperor Charles V. 1539 - the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1362)
	May 31 2009, 4:37 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	246 words added
Change: Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, died for our sins and was raised again for our justification (Romans 3:24–25). He alone is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29), and God has laid on Him the iniquity of us all (Isaiah 53:6).The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1354)
	May 31 2009, 4:26 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	122 words added 1 image added
Change: and the towns of Strasburg, Ulm, Constance, Reutlingen, Memmingen, Lindau, Biberach, Isny, Magdeburg, and Bremen. The city of Lübeck joined the league on 3 May, and Bavaria on 24 Oct., 1531. The accession of foreign powers, notably England and France, was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1108)
	May 31 2009, 4:22 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	3 words added 1 word deleted
Change: *December 1530 - In a direct reaction to the events of Augsburg two leading Lutheran princes, Landgrave Philip of Hesse and Elector John of Saxony, arranged a meeting at Schmalkalden, .Hesse-Nassau. 1531 - 8 princes and 11 cities agreed to form a defensive league: View changes from previous version. (Word count: 985)
	May 31 2009, 4:13 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	103 words added 4 words deleted
Change: - Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire signed the Treaty of Speyer, which stated that during the reign of Christian III of Denmark, Denmark would maintain a peaceful foreign policy towards the Holy Roman Empire 1545 - the League gained the allegiance of View changes from previous version. (Word count: 983)
	May 31 2009, 4:04 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	17 words added 4 words deleted 1 image added
Change: and John Frederick 1 of Saxony Members Timeline 1517 - After Luther ignited a massive religious debate via the publication of his 95 Theses, many German territories adopted his ideas and converted away from the existing Catholic Church. However, the Empire was an intrinsically Catholic institution, and the Emperor Charles View changes from previous version. (Word count: 888)
	May 31 2009, 3:14 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	700 words added 1 image added
Change: had renewed his peace with France in 1529, temporarily driven the Ottoman forces back, and settled matters in Spain; he wanted to use this hiatus View changes from previous version. (Word count: 875)
	May 31 2009, 2:45 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	85 words added
Change: - After Luther ignited a massive religious debate via the publication of his 95 Theses, many German territories adopted his ideas and converted away from View changes from previous version. (Word count: 192)
	May 30 2009, 6:06 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	3 words added 1 word deleted
Change: practices.Origins and MembersLeadersEstablished in February 1531 at Schmalkalden, Germany, the league was led by Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous of Hesse and John Frederick I of Saxony. Among its other original members were Brunswick, Anhalt, and the cities of Mansfeld, Magdeburg, Bremen, Strassburg, and Ulm.MembersTimeline View changes from previous version. (Word count: 108)
	May 30 2009, 6:01 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	edit	107 words added
Change: to defend themselves collectively against any attempt to enforce the recess of the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, which gave the Protestant territories a deadline by which to return to Catholic practices.Origins and MembersEstablished in February 1531 at Schmalkalden, Germany, the league was led by Landgrave Philip View changes from previous version. (Word count: 106)
	May 30 2009, 5:44 PM EDT	MsSquirrly	create	No content added or deleted.
Change: Created by MsSquirrly May 30 2009, 5:44 PM EDT for: no reason given

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