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 castle Veldenstein is a large, well-preserved medieval hilltop castle above Neuhaus an der Pegnitz at the southern end of the Veldensteiner forest, about 50 kilometers northeast of Nuremberg. The year of the construction of Veldenstein Castle and the name of the builder are not confirmed. However, many points to the Bishop of EichstÃ¤tt, who built in the year 1008 on behalf of Conrad II border fortifications on the northern border of his diocese.