Ferdinand I and Joachim I formed a group directly opposed to this one, which included Martin Bucer among its ranks while one of its leaders was forced
Ferdinand I and Joachim I formed a group directly opposed to this one, which included Martin Bucer among its ranks while one of its leaders was forced to sign the Capitulation of Wittenberg. Albert Alcibiades II notably defected from this group, and in one battle, their enemy's general, Eric II of Calenburg, was forced to flee by swimming across the Weser River. Frederick III granted this group the alliance of the Rhenish Palatinate, but this group was later routed by the forces of Paul III at the battle of Muhlberg. Including the cities of Kempten, Hanover and Augsburg, this entity was named for a town in Thuringia and was led by Philip the Magnanimous and John Frederick of Saxony. Opposed by Huldrich Zwingli and Francis I, for 10 points, name this group of Lutheran princes opposed to Charles V.
Ferdinand I and Joachim I formed a group directly opposed to this one, which included Martin Bucer among its ranks while one of its leaders was forced to sign the Capitulation of Wittenberg.
The {Schmalkaldic League}