Reichstag - Historic Events

Historic Events

  • Synod of Worms (1076), a Reichstag convened by Emperor Henry IV which sought to depose Pope Gregory VII
  • Diet of Worms (1521), where Martin Luther was declared a heretic.
  • Diet of Augsburg, noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555.
  • Reichstag Peace Resolution (1917), an unsuccessful attempt by the Reichstag to end WWI
  • Reichstag fire (1933), which provided a pretext for the Nazis to seize power
  • Reichstag Fire Decree (1933), an order issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in direct response to the Reichstag fire.
  • Reichstag Trial or Leipzig Trial (1933), a Trial held in the aftermath of the Reichstag fire.

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