Which statement best describes what happened if a German prince decided a state was Catholic in the late 1500s?

The Peace of Augsburg established the principle that each German prince could choose Catholicism or Lutheranism for his territory. Subjects were expected to follow the prince’s choice; those who disagreed could convert or leave. So if a prince chose Catholicism, Lutherans had to change their religion or leave the state.

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