SCHMALKALDIC LEAGUE

shmälkälˈdĭk, alliance formed in 1531 at Schmalkalden by Protestant princes and delegates of free cities. It was created in response to the threat (1530) by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to stamp out Lutheranism. Led by Philip of Hesse and John Frederick I of Saxony, the league grew rapidly. Under its protection the Reformation spread through most of Germany. In an effort to crush the independence of the states of the empire and to restore unity to the Roman Catholic Church, Charles initiated the so-called Schmalkaldic War against the league. At the battle of Mühlberg (1547), the league was defeated.

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books on: Schmalkaldic League  - 148 results

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Germany's Northern Challenge: The Holy Roman Empire and the Scandinavian Struggle for the Baltic, 1563-1576
Book by Jason Lavery; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Baltic Sea Region--History, Hanseatic League--History, Holy Roman Empire--Foreign Relations--Sweden, Holy Roman Empire--History--Maximilian Ii, 1564-1576, Northern Seven Years' War, 1563-1570, Sweden--Foreign Relations--Holy Roman Empire, Sweden--History--Eric Xiv, 1560-1568, Sweden--History--John Iii, 1567-1592
...king joined his fellow German Protestants in the Schmalkaldic League. Gustav, for a variety of reasons, remained outside...in upholding the status quo. In 1547, during the Schmalkaldic War, Emperor Charles V confiscated the electoral...
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Politics, Religion & Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe: Essays in Honor of Delamar Jensen
Book by Malcolm R. Thorp, Arthur J. Slavin; Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, 1994
Subjects: Europe--History--1492-1648, Jensen, De Lamar--1925-
...Brunswick- Wolfenbuttel by the Schmalkaldic League, 1542-1545 Thomas A...Brunswick- Wolfenbuttel by the Schmalkaldic League, 1542-1545 Thomas A...Protestant alliance, called the "Schmalkaldic League," grew out of a long series...
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The Emperor Charles V: The Growth and Destiny of a Man and of a World-Empire
Book by Karl Brandi, C. V. Wedgwood; Alfred A. Knopf, 1939
Subjects: Charles--V--Holy Roman Emperor--1500-1558, Europe--History--1517-1648, Germany--History--Charles V, 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire--History--Charles V, 1519-1556
...CHAPTER III -- THE SCHMALKALDIC WAR, THE EMPIRE AND THE COUNCIL...Interim and the Council. The League of Princes and Henry II of...opposed the German Hanseatic League, and his policy towards his...position even when the Holy League of 1511 brought into being...
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The Cambridge Modern History - Vol. 2
Book by A. W. Ward, G. W. Prothero, Stanley Leathes; Cambridge University Press, 1903
Subjects: History, Modern
...232 Extension of the Schmalkaldic League, 1535. Ferdinand compromises with the Protestants...religious 254 Heresy and treason. Position of the Schmalkaldic League 255 The Schmalkaldic...
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The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660
Book by Richard Bonney; Oxford University Press, 1991
Subjects: Europe--History--1492-1648
...over the duchy of Guelders. Schmalkaldic League attacks duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbiittel...Outbreak of the war of the Schmalkaldic League. The Palatinate becomes...victory of Charles V over the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg. Transfer...
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journal articles on: Schmalkaldic League  - 3 results

 
 
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Church Robbers and Reformers in Germany, 1525-1547: Confiscation and Religious Purpose in the Holy Roman Empire
Journal article by David M. Whitford; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Church Robbers and Reformers in Germany, 1525-1547: Confiscation and Religious Purpose in the Holy Roman Empire (Book)--Book reviews
...other recent studies on the Schmalkaldic League and War. The Schmalkaldic...ways in which the Protestant Schmalkaldic League used confiscations to further...reading of the important 1540 Schmalkaldic League statement on church property...
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The Room of Maps at Caprarola, 1573-75
Journal article by Loren Partridge; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 77, 1995
Subjects: Art, Art history, Farnese, Alessandro, Italy, Maps, Mythology, Patronage, Renaissance period, Roman Catholic Church, Royalty
...against the Emperor."(36) This campaign against the Schmalkaldic League in 1546 had been commemorated in 1562-63 by one...showing him as papal legate in the war against the Schmalkaldic League in 1546; see Partridge, 1978, 517-19. The Churchs...
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Charles V 'Universal Soldier'
Journal article by Glenn Richardson; History Review, 2000
Subjects: Charles V--Biography, Roman emperors--Biography
...seriously contemplated war against the Schmalkaldic League. His reluctance to go to war yielded...Frederick of Saxony, the leader of the League, Charles invaded southern Electoral...In one morning he crushed the Leagues army and came closest to his own...


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magazine articles on: Schmalkaldic League  - 3 results

 
 
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Charles V Defeats German Protestants in Battle at Muhlberg
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 47, April 1997
Subjects: Catholic Church in Germany--History, Catholic Church--relations with Protestant Churches, Charles V, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire--Military policy, Germany--History, Reformation--Military aspects
...the leading members of the Schmalkaldic League of German Protestant princes...strike from the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, who were in a strong strategic...hundred dead -- while the Schmalkaldic League suffered far worse losses...
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Fragments of the Reformation: David Gaimster Explains How the English Reformation Is Emerging as a Key Area of Interest in British Archaeology, and How the Discipline Sheds a Unique Light on the Cultural Changes of the Period
Magazine article by David Gaimster; History Today, Vol. 54, May 2004
Subjects: Civilization--16th century AD, Civilization--History, Culture--16th century AD, Culture--History, Reformation--16th century AD, Reformation--Analysis, Reformation--History, United Kingdom--History
...Reformation and after 1530 one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes. Printed portraits of Philip...and in the Baltic region for the duration of the Schmalkaldic Leagues political influence (c.153047). A major find...
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The Luther Legacy: Derek Wilson Looks at the Great Religious Reformer and Asks Why His Life and Work Have Seemed So Significant to So Many Diverse People for Almost 500 Years
Magazine article by Derek Wilson; History Today, Vol. 57, May 2007
Subjects: German history--Analysis, Luther, Martin (Religious reformer)--Evaluation, Luther, Martin (Religious reformer)--History, Religious reformers--Evaluation, Religious reformers--History
...could not prevent his movement becoming hijacked by these men of power, who banded together in 1530 to form the Schmalkaldic League. Over and again Luther warned them not to wage war against the Emperor. If they did, they would have no good conscience...


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The Accumulator Quiz; Each Question Has Four Possible Answers and Is Worth from One to 15 Points. Circle Your Chosen Answers and Keep a Record of Your Points Total. Maximum Total Points 120
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), March 2, 2006
...which war did the 1632 Battle of Lutzen take place? A The Thirty Years War B War of the Three Henrys C War of the Schmalkaldic League D War of the Sicilian Vespers QUESTION 12 - for 12 points: What is made from a mixture of saltpetre, sulphur and...


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encyclopedia articles on: Schmalkaldic League  - 16 results

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Schmalkaldic League
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SCHMALKALDIC LEAGUE shmalkal dik, alliance formed in 1531 at Schmalkalden by...to the Roman Catholic Church, Charles initiated the so-called Schmalkaldic War against the league. At the battle of Muhlberg (1547), the league was defeated...
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Swabian League
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...its cities and from the religious split caused by the Reformation. Many Protestant members in 1531 joined the Schmalkaldic League . Later attempts by Charles V to restore the Swabian League failed. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Philip of Hesse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of Saxony and others, Philip formed (1531) the Schmalkaldic League to uphold Protestantism against the opposition...from Philips camp, the emperor crushed (1547) the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg. Philip, believing that he would be...
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MÜhlberg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...MUHLBERG mul berkh, town, Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe River. In 1547, Emperor Charles V defeated the Schmalkaldic League there and captured Elector John Frederick I of Saxony. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Brenz, Johannes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Jesus during the sacramentarian controversy (1525) in his Syngramma Suevicum. During the Schmalkaldic War (see Schmalkaldic League ) he sought protection under Duke Ulrich of Wurttemberg, and became the leader of the Reformation in Wurttemberg...
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