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Why did Ferdinand's parents want to isolate him from the Lutheran nobles?
They were devout Catholics
They were anti-Lutheran
He was ill
They didn't trust the nobles
Answer
Ferdinand's parents wanted to isolate him from the Lutheran nobles because they were devout Catholics. Ferdinand was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and Isabella of Portugal. Charles V was a devout Catholic and wanted to ensure that Ferdinand would be raised in the same faith. The Lutheran nobles were a group of German nobles who had converted to Lutheranism, a Protestant denomination of Christianity.
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