The Schmalkaldic League had quickly become more…

1539 CE

The Schmalkaldic League had quickly become more of a territorial political movement, as breaking from the Catholic Church offers significant economic advantages.

The league in December 1535 admits anyone who will subscribe to the Augsburg Confession, thus Anhalt, Württemberg, Pomerania, as well as the free imperial cities of Augsburg, Frankfurt am Main, and Kempten join the alliance.

Francis I of France, while vigorously persecuting Protestants at home, has nevertheless supported the Protestant princes from 1535  in their struggle against their common foe.

The Schmalkaldic League had allied in 1538 with newly reformed Denmark, and in 1539 the League acquires Brandenburg, which is under the leadership of Joachim II Hector.

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor View → Francis I of France View → Huldrych Zwingli View → Joachim II Hector Hohenzollern View → Martin Luther View → Philip I of Hesse View →

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Augsburg, Prince-Bishopric of View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Kempten in the Allgäu, Imperial Ducal Abbey (Free City) of View → Swiss Confederacy, Old (Swiss Confederation) View → France, (Valois) Kingdom of View → Saxony, Electorate of View → Frankfurt am Main, Imperial Free City of View → Anhalt-Dessau, Principality of View → Anhalt-Köthen, Principality of View → Brandenburg, (Hohenzollern) Margravate of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Pomerania, Wendish Duchy of View → Württemberg, Duchy of View → Hesse, Landgraviate of View → Lutheranism View → Protestantism View → Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire View → Schmalkaldic League View → Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of View →

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Protestant Reformation View →

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