First War of Kappel

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The First War of Kappel was a 1529 conflict in the Swiss Confederacy between Protestant and Catholic cantons, primarily led by Zurich and the Catholic central Swiss states, over religious and political tensions during the Reformation.

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First War of Kappel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil conflict
religious war
war
belligerent Canton of Basel
canton of Bern
surface form: Canton of Bern

Canton of Lucerne
canton of Schaffhausen
surface form: Canton of Schaffhausen

canton of Schwyz
surface form: Canton of Schwyz

Canton of St. Gallen
canton of Nidwalden
surface form: Canton of Unterwalden

canton of Uri
surface form: Canton of Uri

canton of Zug
surface form: Canton of Zug

Canton of Zürich
chronologyWithin early phase of the Swiss Reformation
commandedBy Huldrych Zwingli
conflictEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
conflictType inter-cantonal war
conflictWith Catholic defense of traditional faith
Protestant push for religious reform
country Old Swiss Confederacy
endDate 1529-06-24
followedBy Second War of Kappel
hasCause political tensions between Swiss cantons
religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics
spread of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland
hasCharacteristic limited military engagement
strong role of religious leaders in politics
hasEffect maintenance of fragile religious peace in Switzerland
temporary compromise between Protestant and Catholic cantons
location Kappel am Albis
Old Swiss Confederacy
surface form: Swiss Confederacy
mainBelligerent Canton of Zürich
Catholic central Swiss cantons
namedAfter Kappel am Albis
opposedBy Catholic central Swiss cantons
surface form: Catholic central Swiss states

Five Catholic cantons
partOf Reformation
Swiss Reformation
surface form: Swiss Reformation conflicts

history of Switzerland in the 16th century
pointInTime 1529
religiousSide Catholic central Swiss cantons
surface form: Catholic cantons

Protestant cantons
result First Peace of Kappel
avoidance of major battle
negotiated settlement
significantEvent negotiations between Protestant and Catholic cantons at Kappel
startDate 1529-06-09
treaty First Peace of Kappel

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Second War of Kappel follows First War of Kappel
Second War of Kappel precededBy First War of Kappel
Swiss Reformation hasKeyEvent First War of Kappel