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The '''Diet of Worms''' was a famous assembly held in 1521 in the town of [[Worms]], in [[Germany]] which declared [[Martin Luther]] a heretic. Emperor [[Charles V]] presided over the diet.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701766727/diet_of_worms.html</ref>
 
The '''Diet of Worms''' was a famous assembly held in 1521 in the town of [[Worms]], in [[Germany]] which declared [[Martin Luther]] a heretic. Emperor [[Charles V]] presided over the diet.<ref>http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701766727/diet_of_worms.html</ref>
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== Edict of Worms ==
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The Edict of Worms was the final verdict against Luther: Emperor Charles V's official decree (an "Edict") as issued on May 25, 1521, which:
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* declared Martin Luther an outlaw and a heretic
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* banned his writings
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* made it a crime for anyone else to provide him with food or shelter
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* authorized anyone to kill him without penalty
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Charles V had promised Luther safe travels, and Charles honored that.  Why Luther was returning home, May 4, 1521, he was ambushed in a staged kidnappying by a group of masked, armed horsemen in the woods near Eisenach, and escaped punishment this way.
 
== Aftermath ==  
 
== Aftermath ==  
 
It was believed to have led to the 1526 Diet of Speyer and the 1529 Diet of Speyer (both are also known as Diet of Spires of Speyer I and Speyer II).
 
It was believed to have led to the 1526 Diet of Speyer and the 1529 Diet of Speyer (both are also known as Diet of Spires of Speyer I and Speyer II).
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