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The Edict of Restitution from 1629 was an attempt by Ferdinand II to restore the religious and territorial settlement after the Peace of Augsburg (1555). The "Ecclesiastical Reservation" forbade the secularization of Catholic land. After 1555, no Catholic land could be converted to Protestant control. However, due to decades of weak emperors the "Ecclesiastical Reservation" was not enforced. This lack of authority and the relative value of the land led several princes to secularize the land.