Peasants, War of the (1524-25)

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• War of the Peasants —     War of the Peasants (1524 25)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► War of the Peasants (1524 25)     A revolt of the peasants of southern and central Germany, the causes of which are disputed as a result of religious and political prejudice. At… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peasants' War — For other conflicts referred to as peasant wars or revolts, see peasant revolt (disambiguation). The Peasants War (in German, Deutscher Bauernkrieg , literally the German Peasants War) was a popular revolt in the Holy Roman Empire in the years… …   Wikipedia

• German Peasants' War — For other conflicts referred to as peasant wars or revolts, see List of peasant revolts. German Peasants War Date 1524–1526 Location modern Germany, Switzerland, Austria Result suppression of revolt and execution of pa …   Wikipedia

• Peasants' War — (1524–25) Peasant uprising in Germany. Inspired by reforms brought by the Reformation, peasants in western and southern Germany invoked divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. As the uprising… …   Universalium

• 1524 — Year 1524 (MDXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.Deaths * January 5 Marko Marulic, Croatian poet (b. 1450) * April 30 Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (b. 1473) * …   Wikipedia

• The Reformation —     The Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation     The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants — The German Peasants War took place between 1524 and 1526, as a result of a tumultuous collection of grievances in many different spheres; political, economic, social, and theological. Martin Luther is often considered to be the foundation for the …   Wikipedia

• Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary — The front page of the Tripartitum, the law book summarizing the privileges of the nobility in the kingdom The origin of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary can be traced to the Magyar conquest of Pannonia in the 9th century, and it developed… …   Wikipedia

• History of the Acadians — The Acadians ( fr. Acadiens) are the descendants of the original French settlers and often Métis, of parts of Acadia (French: Acadie ) in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New… …   Wikipedia

• Revolt of the Germanies — The Revolt of the Germanies ( ca. Revolta de les Germanies, es. Rebelión de las Germanías, Revolt of the Brotherhoods ) was a revolt by artisan guilds against the government of King Charles I in the Kingdom of Valencia, part of the Crown of… …   Wikipedia