Protestant Union
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The Protestant Union was an early 17th-century coalition of German Protestant states formed to defend their religious and political interests within the Holy Roman Empire, playing a key role in the tensions leading up to the Thirty Years' War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern political organization
→
military alliance → religious and political alliance → |
| alliedWith |
Bohemian Estates
→
Frederick V of the Palatinate as King of Bohemia → |
| causeOfDissolution |
military defeats of Protestant forces
→
pressure from the Holy Roman Emperor → |
| conflict |
Bohemian Revolt
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| country |
Holy Roman Empire
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|
| dissolved |
1621
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| formationLocation |
Bavaria
→
Franconia → |
| formedAt |
Auhausen
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| hasAlternativeName |
Evangelical Union
→
Union of Auhausen → |
| hasTerritorialExtent |
various Protestant principalities of the Holy Roman Empire
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| headquarters |
Heidelberg
NERFINISHED
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| historicalPeriod |
Age of Confessionalization
→
Reformation era → |
| inception |
1608
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| language |
German
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| leader |
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
→
Frederick V, Elector Palatine → |
| legalBasis |
treaties among Protestant princes
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| locatedInTime |
early 17th century
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| member |
Ansbach
→
Baden-Durlach → Brandenburg NERFINISHED → Electorate of the Palatinate → Nuremberg → Strasbourg → Ulm NERFINISHED → Württemberg → |
| namedAfter |
Protestantism
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| opposedTo |
Catholic League
→
Habsburg Monarchy → |
| partOf |
confessional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire
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| playedRoleIn |
prelude to the Thirty Years' War
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| politicalAlignment |
anti-Habsburg
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| purpose |
defense of Protestant estates in the Holy Roman Empire
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defense of political rights of Protestant estates → protection of religious freedoms of Protestant princes → |
| religion |
Calvinism
→
Lutheranism → Protestantism → |
| significantEvent |
dissolution after the Battle of Stadtlohn
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formation at Auhausen in 1608 → involvement in tensions leading to the Thirty Years' War → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Electoral Palatinate
→
Frederick V, Elector Palatine → |
alliedWith |
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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
("Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire")
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alliance |
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European wars of religion
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hasParticipant |
|
Thirty Years' War
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mainBelligerent |
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Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
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memberOf |
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Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire)
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opposedBy |