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Schmalkaldic League
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Within Vinony's link graph, Schmalkaldic League is referenced by 251 other articles, and connects out to Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote, Italian War of 1536–1538 and German.
It is catalogued under topics including 1531 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire, 1547 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire and Anhalt-Köthen.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Formation
- February 1531
- Founded at
- Schmalkalden , Hesse , Holy Roman Empire
- Type
- Military and political alliance
- Members
- List Hesse Saxony Brunswick–Lüneburg Anhalt-Köthen Ulm Lübeck Konstanz Reutlingen Memmingen Lindau Biberach Isny Mansfeld Magdeburg Bremen Strassburg
- Official language
- German Latin
- Leadership
- Philip I , John Frederick I
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- military alliance
- Named after
- Schmalkalden
- Country
- Holy Roman Empire
- Conflict
- Schmalkaldic War
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- inception
- 1531-02-27
- location of formation
- Schmalkalden
- topic's main category
- Category:Schmalkaldic League
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Encyclopedic overview
The Schmalkaldic League ( English: /ʃmɔːlˈkɔːldɪk/; German: Schmalkaldischer Bund; Medieval Latin: Foedus Smalcaldicum or Liga Smalcaldica) was a military alliance of Lutheran principalities and cities within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century. It received its name from the town of Schmalkalden, where the group was founded in 1531.
Although created for religious motives soon after the start of the Reformation, its members later came to have the intention that the League would replace the Holy Roman Empire as their focus of political allegiance.
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