Major conflict1524 – 1525 · 1 year

German Peasants' War

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Holy Roman Empire · German states · Swabia · Franconia

Estimated casualties

300Ksingle estimate · no range published

A massive peasant uprising against nobility and clergy was brutally crushed, killing hundreds of thousands. Though inspired by Lutheran reformation ideas, the movement was ultimately crushed by nobles and princes.

Belligerents3

German Peasants
German Nobility
Lutheran reformers

Conflict graph

SUB-CONFLICTS · 10

Battle of Boblingen1525
Battle of Frankenhausen1525
Battle of Frauenberg1525
Battle of Ingolstadt1525
Battle of Kempten1525
Battle of Konigshofen1525
Battle of Leipheim1525
Battle of Weinsberg1525
Battle of Zabern1525
Battle of Schladming1526

Sources

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