Two distinct branches of Protestantism grew out of the Reformation. The evangelical churches in Germany and Scandinavia were followers of Martin Luther. The reformed churches in other countries were followers of John Calvin and Huldreich Zwingli. A third major branch, Episcopacy (Anglicans, Church of England, Episcopalians), developed in England. Several other groups sometimes called Protestant developed before the rise of Protestantism: Hussites, Lollardry, Waldenses. Protestantism has largely been adopted by the peoples of northwest Europe and their descendants, excepting the southern Germans, Irish, French, and Belgians; there have been important Protestant minorities in France, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland.

Protestants (1517)

·         Calvinists (1536) Calvin and Zwingli