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 Burg is a beautiful castle, situated in Old Town Graz. The castle was constructed for Emperor Maximilian I in 1499. It remained the seat of the inner Austrian court until 1619. The Burg contains a very unusual double-spiral staircase, called the Wendeltreppe.