Diet Of Worms
The Diet of Worms 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms, ) was an imperial diet, or assembly, of the Holy Roman Empire held in Worms, Germany. It is most memorable for the Edict of Worms (Wormser Edikt), which addressed Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. It was conducted from 28 January to 25 May 1521, with Emperor Charles V presiding.
Other imperial diets at Worms were convened in the years 829, 926, 1076, 1122, 1495, and 1545. Unqualified mentions of a Diet of Worms usually refer to the 1521 assembly.
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