Ferdinand I of Habsburg and his son Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, in particular, as civil rulers took active measures against the adherents of the new teachings, chiefly the Anabaptists, who had been secretly propagating their sect; thus they preserved religious unity in the district of Tyrol and the Diocese of Brixen.
Ferdinand I ja eriti tema poeg, Austria ertshertsog Ferdinand II võtsid tsiviilvalitsejana aktiivseid meetmeid uute õpetuste järgijate, peamiselt anabaptistide vastu, kes salaja oma sekti levitasid; seega säilitasid nad Tirooli ringkonnas ja Brixeni diötseesis usulise ühtsuse.