How come it was largely only Germanic countries that embraced

>>1997550
Germanic barbarians always hate the Roman Civilization.

>>1997550
Slavs (Czechs, Slovaks) and Hungarians were overwhelmingly protesyant too, but the Habsburgs counter reformed the shit out of them in 17th century.

The Czech did try to embrace it though, they even had their own mini reformation before the rest of Europe it.
Latvia and Estona too were quick to adopt the reformation.
A reason that the Germanic factions were more likely to adopt Protestantism was that they had lesser influence over the papacy compared to nations like Austria, France and Spain and only were sucked dry by its greedy monks and clerics. Austria, also a Germanic faction, stayed Catholic as they had more direct influence over it.
No idea why the Poles or Irishmen did stay loyal to the Catholic Church considering how often they got fucked in the ass by it,.

>>1997556
But the Catholics had destroyed it since long?

>>1997560
>>1997571
Which is why one reason for why they are so atheist nowadays. Being forced to embrace Catholicism twice tends to do such things for you.

>>1997571
Poles did have a protestant (Calvinist) movement. One of the most important Calvinist theologians, Jan Laski, was Polish.

>>1997560
>>1997571
Czechs were largely Germanised until the Czech revival in the 19th century, inspired by the wave of liberal nationalism striking the continent in 1848.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_National_Revival

>>1997596
But that Germanisation started after the battle of white mountain.

>>1997574
That's their fault for being such heretics

>>1997611
Yeah, thinking the same about the suppression of the Prague spring.

>>1997556
I don't know why all Germans are characterized as prots considering it was the German Habsburgs who were the biggest defenders of Catholicism for centuries, against protestantism, islam and liberalism.

>>1997550
>Hungary and Romania in same linguistic area

>>1997629
Don't ruin our memes with your facts.

>>1997571
I think we(Irish) remained catholic as a fuck you to the English. But yeah even though most Irish are catholic a lot have a resentment for the church.

As mentioned there were numerous other peoples under Habsburg dominion that got counter reformed. But it is also worth noting Poland was pretty protestant before the Jesuits really set up shop.
To answer your question OP, it's entirely for secular reasons. The easiest way for the numerous princes to undermine the Emperor's authority was Lutheranism. As for Scandinavia and the Baltic it was an mix of expatrioted Lutherans from hostile regions, geographical distance from Rome, undermining secular authority of the Papacy and therefore elevating their own Secular authority, and the spread of ideas across the Baltic and Scandinavia being closely related to trade. Riga was also populated entirely by Germans so it converted fast and disseminated ideas as well.

TL;DR (which is retarded since you're on a history board)

Secular reasons. It was also other ethnic groups like slavs, celts, lowlanders, french, and anglos who rejected catholicism

>>1997550
Desire to destroy Europe.

>>1997706
That was more of a Catholic thing.
You know the movement that birthed the reformation, the enlightenment, Feminism, egalitarianism and bred many of Communism's and Anarchism's supporters.

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>>1997571
Poles have very successful reformation movement and reformed Christianity was very popular through nobility and burgers. They even form confederacy that protect freedom of religion.
But then Deluge happen.
Orthodox uprising, Muscovite(Orthodox) invasion and
SWEDEN invasion.
Swedish king was initially asked by some nobility to take polish throne but he fuck up as his army start plundering country.
In response there was gigantic catholic peasants and nobility rebellion who throw them out of country and then clean Poland from protestants who side with Swedes(somebody must take the blame).
After that Catholicism=Poland
There were other wars after but it was turning point. The other thing is when Poland get divided by Prussia, Russia and Austria, Russia oppress not Orthodox Slavic people and Prussia and later Germany oppress Catholics and Poles.
So Polish Catholicism is reaction to foreign invasion/aggression/oppression.

>>1997710

Fuck off reactionary. Enlightenment was also prevalent in England, America and Germany- very Protestant areas.