FTP, name this short-lived German alliance, which was designed to defend Protestant interests against Emperor Charles V.
Named for a fortress in Thuringia, it was led by Philip the Magnamanious of Hesse and John Frederick of Saxony. Its power peaked in 1544, when the emperor was forced to grant it a form of official recognition, but it collapsed three years later when its army was smashed by imperial troops at the battle of Muehlburg. FTP, name this short-lived German alliance, which was designed to defend Protestant interests against Emperor Charles V.
Named for a fortress in Thuringia, it was led by Philip the Magnamanious of Hesse and John Frederick of Saxony.
{Schmalkaldic League}