16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire. It began on 27 August 1522 and lasted until 6 May 1523 (about 8 months). The setting was Electoral Rhenish Circle and Upper Rhenish Circle. It was part of European Wars of Religion. Those involved included Louis V, Philip I of Hesse and the Holy Roman Empire.
Before and after
- 18 April 1521Martin Luther defies the Emperor at the Diet of Worms
- 27 April 1521Death of Ferdinand Magellan
- 13 December 1521Birth of Sixtus V
- from 26 June 1522 to 22 December 1522Siege of Rhodes
- from 27 August 1522 to 6 May 1523Knights' War
- 6 September 1522Magellan's expedition completes the first circumnavigation
- from 1524 to 1525German Peasants' War
- 24 December 1524Death of Vasco da Gama
- 1525Birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
More in Wars, politics & history
- 25 September 1555Peace of Augsburg
- 1 July 1569Union of Lublin
- from 1683 to 1699Great Turkish War
- 26 January 1699Treaty of Karlowitz
- 22 February 1732Birth of George Washington
- from 10 October 1733 to 3 October 1735War of the Polish Succession
The era
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