A short tract about this conflict notes that he who sees its results "and still dreams of a federated republic, belongs in a house for the insane."
A short tract about this conflict notes that he who sees its results "and still dreams of a federated republic, belongs in a house for the insane." Doge Andrea Gritti refused to back a defeated leader after this conflict. One side in this conflict demanded the end to the Todfall inheritance tax as part of the Twelve Articles. This conflict prompted a notable essay comparing it to the 1848 revolutions by Friedrich Engels, and saw its primary leader executed in Mühlhausen after losing the Battle of Frankenhausen. The Swabian League put down this event, which was famously condemned in a tract about "murderous, thieving hordes" by Martin Luther. For 10 points, name this 1525 popular revolt led by men like Thomas Müntzer, that saw the oppressed lower class rise up in Germany.
A short tract about this conflict notes that he who sees its results "and still dreams of a federated republic, belongs in a house for the insane."
German Peasants' War [accept any equivalents referring to German peasants revolting; accept Müntzer's Revolt; prompt on just The Peasant's Revolt until "Germany" is mentioned, accept afterwards]