The Recess of Nuremberg

The Recess of Nuremberg, signed in 1532, was a formal agreement among the Holy Roman Empire's princes and territories. It aimed to organize religious unity following the Protestant Reformation. The recess established rules for the treatment of Lutheran and Catholic territories, including tolerating Lutheran practices in certain regions and maintaining Catholicism elsewhere. Essentially, it sought to stabilize the diverse religious landscape within the empire by balancing tolerance and authority, laying groundwork for future religious and political arrangements in Germany.