The Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555, established the principle of "cuius regio, eius religio" (whose realm, his religion) in the Holy Roman Empire. This allowed German princes to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism as the official religion of their territory. The peace treaty aimed to end the religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Empire.
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