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The Battle of Drakenburg (Schlacht bei Drakenburg) took place on 23 May 1547 to the north of Nienburg, between the Protestant army of the Schmalkaldic League and the imperial troops of Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg.[1]

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  1. 46 relations: Arquebus, Battle of Mühlberg, Braunschweig, Bremen, Budapest, Capitulation of Wittenberg, Captain (armed forces), Catholic Church, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Drakenburg, Dune, Electorate of Saxony, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Fähnlein, Freedom of religion, Guilder, Hamburg, Hassel (Weser), Heemsen, Hildesheim, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Landsknecht, Lutheranism, Magdeburg, Münster (region), Mutiny, Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Northeim, Northern Germany, Pincer movement, Prince-Bishopric of Minden, Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of Calenberg, Protestantism, Schmalkaldic League, Schmalkaldic War, Surface runoff, Tross, Verden an der Aller, War chest, Weser.

  2. 1547 in Europe
  3. Battles of the early modern period
  4. Conflicts in 1547
  5. Military history of Lower Saxony
  6. Schmalkaldic War

Arquebus

An arquebus is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century.

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Battle of Mühlberg

The Battle of Mühlberg took place near Mühlberg in the Electorate of Saxony in 1547, during the Schmalkaldic War. Battle of Drakenburg and Battle of Mühlberg are Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Conflicts in 1547 and Schmalkaldic War.

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Braunschweig

Braunschweig or Brunswick (from Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.

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Bremen

Bremen (Low German also: Breem or Bräm), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (Stadtgemeinde Bremen), is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

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Budapest

Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.

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Capitulation of Wittenberg

The Capitulation of Wittenberg (Wittenberger Kapitulation) was a treaty on 19 May 1547 by which John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was compelled to resign the title of elector.

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Captain (armed forces)

The army rank of captain (from the French capitaine) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V (Ghent, 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.

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Drakenburg

Drakenburg is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Dune

A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand.

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Electorate of Saxony

The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (Kurfürstentum Sachsen or), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806.

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Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (10 August 1528 – 17 November 1584) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruler of the Principality of Calenberg from 1545 to 1584.

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Fähnlein

The Fähnlein (in Swedish: fänika) was an infantry unit approximately equivalent to the company or battalion which was used in parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Freedom of religion

Freedom of religion or religious liberty is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.

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Guilder

Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German gulden, originally shortened from Middle High German guldin pfenninc ("gold penny").

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Hamburg

Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.

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Hassel (Weser)

Hassel (Weser) is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Heemsen

Heemsen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Hildesheim

Hildesheim (Hilmessen or Hilmssen; Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)

Imperial Army (Latin: Exercitus Imperatoris, Kaiserliche Armee) or Imperial Troops (Kaiserliche Truppen or Kaiserliche) was a name used for several centuries, especially to describe soldiers recruited for the Holy Roman Emperor during the early modern period.

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John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League.

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Landsknecht

The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.

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Magdeburg

Magdeburg is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt.

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Münster (region)

Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north of the state, and named after the capital city of Münster.

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Mutiny

Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military, of a crew, or of a crew of pirates) to oppose, change, or remove superiors or their orders.

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Nienburg, Lower Saxony

Nienburg (official name: Nienburg/Weser) (Low German: Nienborg, Neenborg or Negenborg) is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Nordhausen, Thuringia

Nordhausen is a city in Thuringia, Germany.

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Northeim

Northeim (Nuurten) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with a population of 30,118 as of 31 December 2023.

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Northern Germany

Northern Germany (Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony and the two city-states Hamburg and Bremen.

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Pincer movement

The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a military maneuver in which forces simultaneously attack both flanks (sides) of an enemy formation.

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Prince-Bishopric of Minden

The Prince-Bishopric of Minden (Fürstbistum Minden; Bistum Minden; Hochstift Minden; Stift Minden) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück

The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück (Hochstift Osnabrück; Fürstbistum Osnabrück, Bistum Osnabrück) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1225 until 1803.

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Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications.

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Principality of Calenberg

The Principality of Calenberg was a dynastic division of the Welf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg established in 1432.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Schmalkaldic League

The Schmalkaldic League was a military alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century.

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Schmalkaldic War

The Schmalkaldic War (Schmalkaldischer Krieg) was the short period of violence from 1546 until 1547 between the forces of Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire (simultaneously King Charles I of Spain), commanded by the Duke of Alba and the Duke of Saxony, and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League within the domains of the Holy Roman Empire. Battle of Drakenburg and Schmalkaldic War are 1547 in Europe and Conflicts in 1547.

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Surface runoff

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff (or stream flow).

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Tross

The was the camp follower contingent of the Landsknecht mercenary regiments which originated at the end of the fifteenth century, and were the dominant form of infantry mercenary force throughout the sixteenth century.

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Verden an der Aller

Verden an der Aller (Northern Low Saxon: Veern), also called Verden (Aller) or simply Verden, is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Aller.

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War chest

A war chest is a metaphor for any collection of tools or money intended to be used in a challenging or dangerous situation.

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Weser

The Weser is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany.

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See also

1547 in Europe

Battles of the early modern period

Conflicts in 1547

Military history of Lower Saxony

Schmalkaldic War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Drakenburg