Princes' War
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The Princes' War was a mid-16th-century conflict within the Holy Roman Empire in which Protestant princes, led by figures like Elector Maurice of Saxony, challenged the authority of Emperor Charles V following the Schmalkaldic War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Princes' War canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war within the Holy Roman Empire
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religious conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fürstenkrieg (in German) ⓘ |
| cause |
Protestant resistance to imperial religious policy
ⓘ
discontent with the Augsburg Interim ⓘ opposition to the authority of Emperor Charles V ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| conflictType | political and religious conflict ⓘ |
| endedBy |
Treaty of Passau
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Passau (1552)
|
| endTime | 1552 ⓘ |
| follows | Schmalkaldic War ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
paving the way for legal recognition of Lutheranism in the Empire
ⓘ
shift in balance of power between emperor and territorial princes ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
ⓘ
surface form:
Elector Maurice of Saxony
Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
surface form:
Elector Maurice of Saxony (Protestant side)
|
| hasMainBelligerent |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Charles V
Holy Roman Empire forces ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Empire (imperial forces)
Protestant Union ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant princes
|
| hasOpponentLeader | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformation era
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| opposedAuthority | imperial religious settlement imposed by Charles V ⓘ |
| partOf | Reformation conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | greater autonomy for territorial princes ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryOfProtestantPrinces |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles V
|
| primaryTheater | German territories of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Augsburg Interim
ⓘ
Peace of Augsburg ⓘ Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
Schmalkaldic League ⓘ |
| religiousGoal | protection of Lutheran faith and practices ⓘ |
| religiousSide |
Catholic imperial authority
ⓘ
Lutheran princes ⓘ |
| result |
Treaty of Passau
ⓘ
concessions to Lutheran princes ⓘ weakening of Charles V's control in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Maurice of Saxony's campaign against imperial forces
ⓘ
advance of Protestant forces into southern Germany ⓘ negotiations leading to the Treaty of Passau ⓘ |
| startTime | 1552 ⓘ |
| timeWithinEntity | reign of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
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