Diet of Worms (1495)

The Diet of Worms (German: Reichstag zu Worms) was a meeting of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire in 1495 in the city of Worms at which the foundation stone was laid for comprehensive reforms (Reichsreform) of the empire. Even though several elements of the reforms agreed by the assembly did not last, they were nevertheless highly significant in the further development of the land. They were intended to alter its structure and constitutional ordinances in order to resolve the problems of imperial government that had become evident.

Diet of Worms (1495)

The Diet of Worms (German: Reichstag zu Worms) was a meeting of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire in 1495 in the city of Worms at which the foundation stone was laid for comprehensive reforms (Reichsreform) of the empire. Even though several elements of the reforms agreed by the assembly did not last, they were nevertheless highly significant in the further development of the land. They were intended to alter its structure and constitutional ordinances in order to resolve the problems of imperial government that had become evident.