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The Schmalkaldic League was a defensive league of Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire in the mid- 16th century.The League was assembled by Philipp I of Hesse and John Frederick, Elector of Saxony at Schmalkalden in 1531, pledging to defend each other if their territories were attacked by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Anhalt, Bremen, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magdeburg, Mansfeld , Strassburg, and Ulm were the other original members. Constance, Reutlingen, MemmingenMemmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region Swabia in Germany. The district-free town is located at the border to Baden-Wurttemberg, at the river Iller. History At the place of Memmingen, probably even in the time of the Romans there was a s, LindauLindau is a German city and an island of the Lake Constance. It is located in the Bundesland of Bavaria, and is also capital of the district Lindau. The company Lindauer DORNIER GmbH is based in Lindau. Islands of Germany., BiberachBiberach is the name of two German towns, one district, and one part of a town. Biberach (Riss), see Biberach, Baden-Wurttemberg The district Biberach, which has Biberach (Riss) as its capital Biberach (Lahr), a municipality in the Ortenaukreis, see Biber, Isny , LübeckLubeck (population ( 2001): 215,330) is the second largets city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It was a member of the Hanseatic League and is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. Lubeck is situated at the Trave river. The old part of the, and BavariaWith an area of 70,553 km² and 11. 6 million inhabitants, the Free State of Bavaria ( German Bayern or Freistaat Bayern forms the southernmost of the 16 Bundeslander of Germany. Its capital is Munich. Geography Bavaria shares international borders with Au later joined as well. The League agreed to provide 10,000 troops and 2000 knightsFor the chess piece, see knight (chess). In former times, a knight was a warrior or nobleman; today a knight is a person who has been given a royal recognition. In the United Kingdom the knight is styled Sir''. The female styling is usually Dame''. Roots for their mutual protection.
In 1532Events May 16 Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. June 25 Suleiman I leads another invasion of Hungary, which fails miserably. November 16 Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Incan Emperor Atahualpa and his nobles. Atahualpa wins Inca the League allied with FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., and in 1538 with Denmark. The League rarely provoked Charles directly, but confiscated Church land, expelled bishops and Catholic princes, and helped spread Lutheranism throughout northern Germany.
In 1544 Charles V made peace with France, with France agreeing to end their alliance. Charles and Pope Paul III began to gather an army in 1546, while the members of the League bickered amongst themselves, unable to unite in defense as they had originally planned. Charles defeated the League at the Battle of Mühlberg on April 24, 1547, capturing many of its leaders. However, new Protestant leagues were created, eventually leading to the Peace of Augsburg in 1555.
