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The Charles V link pointed to the wrong king Charles.
In 1520, Pope Leo X announced the papal bull [[Exsurge Domine]], which required Luther to withdraw 41 of his 95 Theses or be [[excommunicated]]. Luther refused and was then excommunicated by the Catholic Church.
In 1520, Pope Leo X announced the papal bull [[Exsurge Domine]], which required Luther to withdraw 41 of his 95 Theses or be [[excommunicated]]. Luther refused and was then excommunicated by the Catholic Church.
It was then up to [[German]] authorities to take any legal action against Luther. The 21-year-old Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles I|Charles V]] ordered him to stand trial before an assembly (a "[[Diet]]") of estates of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] that met in Worms, a small town in what is now Germany. This famous assembly is therefore known as the "[[Diet of Worms]]." The verdict (the "[[Edict of Worms]]") was "guilty". Luther was declared an outlaw who should be arrested.
It was then up to [[German]] authorities to take any legal action against Luther. The 21-year-old Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles V King of Spain|Charles V]] ordered him to stand trial before an assembly (a "[[Diet]]") of estates of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] that met in Worms, a small town in what is now Germany. This famous assembly is therefore known as the "[[Diet of Worms]]." The verdict (the "[[Edict of Worms]]") was "guilty". Luther was declared an outlaw who should be arrested.
But Luther had already left the trial before the verdict was rendered. He hid at Wartburg Castle at Eisenach, where [[Frederick of Saxony|Frederick the Wise]], Elector of Saxony, protected him. Luther took the pseudonym Junker Jorg (Nobleman George), grew a wide beard and dressed like a knight. While in hiding he translated the [[New Testament]] from Greek into German in 1522. (By 1534, Luther had translated all of the [[Old Testament]] from Hebrew to German also.)
But Luther had already left the trial before the verdict was rendered. He hid at Wartburg Castle at Eisenach, where [[Frederick of Saxony|Frederick the Wise]], Elector of Saxony, protected him. Luther took the pseudonym Junker Jorg (Nobleman George), grew a wide beard and dressed like a knight. While in hiding he translated the [[New Testament]] from Greek into German in 1522. (By 1534, Luther had translated all of the [[Old Testament]] from Hebrew to German also.)