The Council of Trent consisted of a group of high officials of the Catholic church. It is not clear if it there were any designated leaders that played a leading or organizational role. The council had been called for by pope Paul III in the year 1517, which first met in December 1545 in the northern Italian city of Trent.
The attendance was small. The opening session attracted only 34 leaders. These leaders were representatives of various catholic jurisdictions. The pope did not attend the meetings of the council and had no formal part in it but his legates ensured his views were always put forward.
It was finally disbanded in 1563. It had engaged in talks for only four and a half years of the eighteen years it was in existence.
The Treaty's required reparations amplified the state of Europe's economy in Germany, causing hyperinflation. The French insisted on the Treaty being harsh out of fear of Germany instigating another war.
They discovered many new lands and new cultures and adopted many of their practices. These cultural beliefs and practices are still used in our world today.
