German Peasants' War (1525)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
peasant revolt
gptkbp:casualties estimated 100,000 peasants killed
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:religious_organization
economic hardship
oppression of peasants
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkb:noble_family
gptkb:Swabian_League
peasants
gptkbp:endDate 1525
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Münster_Rebellion
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Early_Modern_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Peasants' War (1525)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Twelve_Articles
gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alsace
gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Tyrol
German-speaking Central Europe
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Frankenhausen
gptkb:Battle_of_Böblingen
gptkb:Battle_of_Leipheim
gptkb:Battle_of_Pfeddersheim
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Thomas_Müntzer
gptkb:Florian_Geyer
gptkb:Götz_von_Berlichingen
gptkb:Georg_Truchsess_von_Waldburg
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Twelve_Articles
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Martin_Luther
Catholic Church
Protestant princes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:European_Wars_of_Religion
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Bundschuh_movement
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Bundschuh_movement
gptkb:Münster_Rebellion
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:requires freedom of religion
abolition of serfdom
reduction of taxes
end to feudal oppression
gptkbp:result suppression of revolt
tens of thousands of peasants killed
strengthening of noble power
gptkbp:significance largest popular uprising in Europe before the French Revolution
gptkbp:startDate 1524
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mühlhausen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5