Martin Luther was a German monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517.

Luther's Ninety-Five Theses challenged the authority of the pope and the Catholic Church, and they set forth the main principles of Protestantism.

Frederick the Wise was the Elector of Saxony who protected Luther from the wrath of the Catholic Church. He allowed Luther to live and work in Wittenberg, and he refused to hand him over to the pope.

The first Protestant church was established in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1522. It was called the Stadtkirche, or City Church, and it was where Luther preached his sermons.

Charles V was the German emperor who tried to suppress the Protestant Reformation. He issued the Edict of Worms in 1521, which outlawed Lutheranism and ordered Luther to recant his beliefs.

The Schmalkaldic War was a war that was fought between the Protestants and the Catholics in Germany from 1546 to 1547. It ended with the Peace of Augsburg, which allowed the Protestants to practice their religion freely in the German states.

The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty that ended the Schmalkaldic War in 1555. It allowed the Protestants to practice their religion freely in the German states.

The Peace of Augsburg was signed in the German city of Augsburg in 1555.

Philipp Melanchthon was a German theologian who helped Luther to develop his ideas. He was a professor at the University of Wittenberg and he wrote many important works on Protestant theology.

Thomas Müntzer was a German peasant leader who led a revolt against the nobility in 1525. He was a radical Protestant who believed that the peasants should have a say in the government.

The Peasants' War began in the German city of Speyer in 1525.

The Peasants' War ended in the German city of Frankenhausen in 1525.

An estimated 100,000 people died in the Peasants' War.

The Protestant Reformation began in the German city of Wittenberg in 1517.

The Protestant Reformation ended in the German city of Augsburg in 1555 with the signing of the Peace of Augsburg.