 In Franconia, the margraves of Ansbach and Bayreuth as well as the imperial cities were part of this alliance.The Catholic side responded in 1609 with a counter-alliance, the League.The conflicts between the two camps ultimately resulted in the Thirty Years' War, which was the greatest strain on the cohesion of the Franconian Circle Initially, Franconia was not a theatre of war, although marauding armies repeatedly crossed its territory.