Archaeology News Mar 28, 2025

Archaeologists uncover Schmalkaldic War burials for the first time, matching details in a 1551 painting.

Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) have discovered five burials east of Lauingen, Germany, providing evidence regarding the Danube campaign of the Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547)...

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Archaeologists uncover Schmalkaldic War burials for the first time, matching details in a 1551 painting.

Archaeologists have discovered 5 burials east of Lauingen, Germany, providing evidence regarding the Danube campaign of the Schmalkaldic War

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World History EncyclopediaDec 27, 2022
The Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547) was fought between the Protestant Schmalkaldic League and the Catholic armies under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who, having failed to achieve religious unity of his subjects at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, sought to impose it by force. Charles V won the war but was unable to suppress the Protestant movement.
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Schmalkaldic War

The Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547) was fought between the Protestant Schmalkaldic League and the Catholic armies under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who, having failed to achieve religious unity of his...

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