Smalcald League
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The Smalcald League was a 16th-century defensive alliance of Lutheran princes and cities within the Holy Roman Empire formed to protect and advance the Protestant Reformation against imperial and papal authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smalcald League canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | defensive alliance ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Smalcald Articles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confession | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| conflict | Schmalkaldic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDefeat | 1547 ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Schmalkaldic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1547 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Protestant Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAsResponseTo |
Edict of Augsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
threat of imperial enforcement of Catholicism ⓘ |
| founded | 1531 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
militarization of confessional conflict in Germany
ⓘ
strengthening of Protestant political power in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | mutual defense pact ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of Lutheran territories
ⓘ
protection of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ resistance to imperial authority ⓘ resistance to papal authority ⓘ |
| hasTreaty | Treaty of Smalcald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Schmalkalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| leader |
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Bremen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCapability | combined armies of member states ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Schmalkalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Papacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | League of Torgau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConflict | Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Lutheran ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Schmalkaldic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFigure | Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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