This document summarizes information about several important figures during the Protestant Reformation period: Suleiman the Great of the Ottoman Empire who rivaled with Charles V and allied with Francis I; Charles V who opposed the Reformation as Holy Roman Emperor; Francis I of France who allied with Suleiman; and Henry VIII of England who declared himself head of the Church of England. It also provides details about Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, and the Diet of Worms where he was declared a heretic for his writings challenging Catholic doctrine.
2. Suleiman (1494-1566)
• Great Grandson of Mehmet the conquerer
• Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Inherited throne at 23 years old
• Married a harem girl named Roxelana
• Rivaled with Charles V, King of the Holy Roman
Empire
• Co-formed the Franco-Ottoman alliance along with
Francis I
• Died at the age of 72
3. Charles V (1500-1558)
• King of the Holy Roman Empire
• Suleiman’s and Francis I’s rival
• Opposed Protestant reformation
• Oversaw Spanish colonization of the Americas
• Had health problems due to generations of
inbreeding in the family
• Died at 58
4. Francis I (1494-1547)
• King of France
• Was king for 32 years
• Rivaled against Charles V and Henry VIII
• Allied with Suleiman, which formed the Franco-Ottomon
alliance
• Attempted to ally with Henry VIII of Englant, but they did
not reach an agreement
• Against Protestantism
• Defeated at Battle of Pavia and captured, but was later
freed
• Died at age 52
5. Henry VIII (1491-1547)
• King of England
• Ruled from 1509-1547
• Rivaled against Francis I
• Had 6 wives and desperately wanted a son
• Declared himself supreme head of the Church in England
• This led to the English Reformation
6. Martin Luther (1483-1546)
• German priest and theologist
• Lead the Protestant Reformation
• He wrote hymns
• Connected high art and folk music, and also all the
classes
• Wrote 95 Theses
• Was part of the Diet of Worms in 1521
• Married Katharina bon Bora
• Was excommunicated
7. Diet of Worms
• Took place on 1521
• Pope Leo X pointed out errors in Martin Luther’s 95
Theses
• Luther was summoned to the diet to renounce or
reaffirm his views
• He was declared heretic by Edict of Worms
• Luther challenged authority of pop on the pop on a
theological level
• He was declared an outlaw and to be arrested
• Luther hid in the Wartburg Castle or else he would be
arrested
