Letter from Georg Spalatin to Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg, May 3, 1534
A cover letter, dated May 3, 1534, for a manuscript which Spalatin had promised to Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg regarding the justification used by Henry VIII for his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, which was never recognized by Rome. Henry had married Anne Boleyn in January of 1533 and on May 23 1534, Pope Clement VII invalidated Henry's divorce and remarriage, which led to England's final break with Rome and the foundingn of the Anglican Church. The German reformers and Protestant princes took an active part in these events, and some of them still believed that they had found an ally in Henry, despite his earlier hostility to Luther.
Spalatin, Georg, 1484-1545
Magnus,‏ Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin,‏ 1509-1550
German
Marriage
Divorce
Reformation
Reformers
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Church of England
Germany
Sixteenth century
23 x 19.9 cm
Text
correspondence
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Georg Spalatin letters
Box 1, Folder 3
MSS 122
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