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Suppression of the Peasants' War
In summer 1525, allied imperial princes crushed peasant armies in Swabia, Franconia, Alsace, and elsewhere with brutal reprisals;…
Timeline
- 1525Swabia · Baden-WürttembergMilitary forces of the princes, including the Swabian League, massed for a counterattack, defeating the peasant armies at places like Böblingen and tearing up some of the agreements previously reached with the peasants.
- 1525German territories of the Holy Roman Empire · GermanyAfter the Battle of Frankenhausen the Thuringian front collapsed, and peasant armies in Alsace, Franconia, and elsewhere were successively defeated; the princes sentenced participants to death, flogging, and heavy fines.
- 1525German territories of the Holy Roman Empire · GermanyBy summer and autumn 1525 large-scale fighting had essentially ended and the feudal lords' order was consolidated; although peasants won minor concessions in some territories, serfdom and economic oppression largely continued.
Sources
- German Peasants' War https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Peasants-War
- Bauernkrieg https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Bauernkrieg