Schmalkalden
Americannoun
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The first of these countries even became a member of the Schmalkalden League, in 1538.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard
On the other hand, princes and towns were so jealous of an increase of central authority that Charles, at least until his victory over the League of Schmalkalden, had little effective power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
A person of note having asked him if the towns of the League of Schmalkalden were all at peace with the emperor, he answered: "Constantia tantum desideratur."
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
In 1536 Hamburg joined the league of Schmalkalden, for which error it had to pay a heavy fine in 1547 when the league had been defeated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
A passage from Sleidan explains the league of Schmalkalden at the end of 1546.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
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