German Peasants' League

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Society
gptkbp:advocatesFor religious freedom
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:German_Peasants'_War
gptkbp:composedOf various peasant groups
gptkbp:contributedTo rise of modern state
gptkbp:dissolved 1525
gptkbp:documentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:established demands for rights
gptkbp:faced military opposition
gptkbp:formed 1524
gptkbp:foughtAgainst feudal oppression
gptkbp:goal social and economic reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Peasants' League
gptkbp:influencedBy Reformation
gptkbp:inspiredBy Lutheran ideas
gptkbp:introduced economic hardship
gptkbp:involvedIn land disputes
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Catholic_Church
local authorities
noble privileges
the ruling class
the Holy Roman Emperor
the Reformation leaders
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy mass mobilization
violent uprisings
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor Lutheran_leaders
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn chronicles
contemporary historians
letters and pamphlets
gptkbp:isEngagedIn historical research
military defeat
gptkbp:isExaminedBy academic studies
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy economic theories
social theories
subsequent revolts
gptkbp:isInformedBy discontented peasants
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn regional conflicts
land reform debates
gptkbp:isKnownFor a precursor to modern movements
gptkbp:isNotedFor its impact on history
its radical demands
gptkbp:isReflectedIn literature of the time
gptkbp:isVisitedBy economic inequality
desire for justice
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Thomas_Müntzer
gptkbp:ledTo increased repression
gptkbp:location Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:meets local leaders
gptkbp:opposedBy nobility
gptkbp:relatedTo social unrest
gptkbp:resultedIn defeat of peasant forces
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Frankenhausen
gptkbp:supportedBy peasant classes
gptkbp:uses pamphlets
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 1520s
gptkbp:wasPartOf Protestant Reformation
the struggle for rights
wider social movements
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy some regions
some clergy
some towns