Schmalkaldic War
1546–1547 conflict within the Holy Roman Empire between Imperial forces and the Schmalkaldic League / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1552 Princes' Revolt, see Second Schmalkaldic War.
The Schmalkaldic War (German: Schmalkaldischer Krieg) was the short period of violence from 1546 until 1547 between the forces of Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire (simultaneously King Charles I of Spain), commanded by the Duke of Alba and the Duke of Saxony, and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League within the domains of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Part of European wars of religion and the Protestant Reformation | |||||||
Titian's Equestrian Portrait of Charles V (1548) celebrates Charles's victory at the Battle of Mühlberg. | |||||||
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Habsburg Spain Habsburg Hungary Supported by: Papal States |
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