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Schmalkaldic War

1546 CE – 1547 CE

Emperor Charles V defeated the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, temporarily reasserting Catholic imperial authority over Germany.

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1546–1547 conflict in the Holy Roman Empire

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Conflict · Europe

Schmalkaldic War

1546 CE – 1547 CE

Emperor Charles V defeated the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, temporarily reasserting Catholic imperial authority over Germany. However, the resulting Peace of Augsburg (1555) ultimately recognized Protestantism.

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