Cuius regio, eius religio translates to ‘He who reigns, his religion’, and it was the solution decided upon after the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the wars involved. Whomever ruled a country decided the official religion for the ruling family and the country. Princes who supported the Reformation mostly did so for geopolitical gain, rather …
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