When it came to religion and politics in the HRE, There was the ________________________ (rep. institution of the leaders of the HRE), 7 electors, and the emperor (from the Habsburg dynasty and based in Flanders, ________________________ was the most powerful man in Europe because he rules 3 core areas: lord of the Netherlands, King of Spain, and Archduke of Austria, and now he's the HREmperor). In ________, Luther was excommunicated and summoned to appear before the rep. institution. This was called the ________________________. The HREmperor was there, but Luther refused to recant. The ___________________________________________ protected Luther by performing a fake kidnapping to keep him safe in this location.

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