1 5 2 6 ) ▁which ▁had , ▁by ▁agree ing ▁to ▁disag ree , ▁ended ▁with ▁this ▁principle ▁as ▁a ▁prime ▁result . ▁With ▁that ▁principle ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁at ▁A ugs burg , ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁that ▁earlier ▁day ▁between ▁the ▁Luther ans ▁and ▁the ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁Germany ▁ended — at ▁least ▁for ▁the ▁generation , ▁until ▁renew ed ▁t ensions ▁brought ▁about ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁all ▁this ▁were ▁the ▁inheritance ▁practices ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁German ▁states ▁within ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁Land ▁and ▁control ▁over ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁both ▁power ▁and ▁wealth , ▁and ▁the ▁noble ▁families ▁sought ▁to ▁control ▁as ▁much ▁land ▁within ▁the ▁extended ▁family ▁as ▁was ▁possible , ▁for ▁example ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁younger ▁sons ▁prince - b ish ops ▁or ▁prince - abb ots . ▁ ▁The ▁Ed ict ▁ ▁The ▁" Ed ict ▁of ▁Rest itution " ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁" E cc les iast ical ▁Res ervation " ▁of ▁the ▁A ugs burg ▁treat y ▁was ▁retro act ively ▁enfor ced . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁trem end ously ▁polar izing ▁effect ▁causing ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁to ▁sh atter ▁into ▁dispar ate ▁blocks ▁of ▁opposed ▁interests . ▁ ▁If ▁fully ▁effect ed , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁affected ▁the ▁already ▁sec ular ized ▁arch bishop rics ▁of ▁Bre men ▁and ▁Mag