Religion, Wars of. Religion, Wars of, 1562â98, series of civil wars in France, also known as the Huguenot Wars. The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the right of establishment (see Huguenots).
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The ruling house, or dynasty, of the Holy Roman Empire and Germany for more than 100 years was named Hohenstaufen (see Germany, History; Holy Roman Empire). More accurately, the name is Staufen, from the castle built by the familyâs founder, Count Frederick, in the Swabian Jura Mountains. Feedback.