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Augsburg

Augsburg is a city in Bavaria, southern Germany, and was a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. In the sixteenth century it was home to the Fugger and Welser banking families, who financed emperors including Charles V. It also gave its name to the Peace of Augsburg of 1555, which allowed princes to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism in their territories.

Augsburg
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Holy Roman EmpireSocioeconomy, ImpactDuchy of BavariaMilitaryDuchy of PomeraniaImpactKingdom of BavariaSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 4 state histories

HermunduriPrince-Bishopric of AugsburgFree Imperial City of AugsburgImperial Abbey of Ottobeuren

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Augsburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/augsburg
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