✦ History

Schmalkaldic War

July 20, 1546 – June 2, 1547

Result Imperial victory; Capitulation of Wittenberg

Emperor Charles V defeated the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, which was dissolved; the Saxon electorate passed to the Albertine Wettins.

Overview Contemporaries

Holy Roman Empire

Schmalkaldic League

Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg monarchy
Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of Bohemia
Spain
Hungary
Papal States
Schmalkaldic League
Electoral Palatinate
Kingdom of England
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor military commander Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor military commander Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba military commander
Philip I of Hesse military commander John Frederick I of Saxony military commander

Battles 1

Before and after

Ended by
Capitulation of Wittenberg May 19, 1547

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1547
 
Schmalkaldic War
 
Capitulation of Wittenberg

Also involved 1