Knights' Revolt
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The Knights' Revolt (27 August 1522 - 6 May 1523) was a short-lived revolt by several German protestant, imperial knights, led by Franz von Sickingen, against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. It has been called the "Poor Barons' Rebellion" as it inspired the bloody German Peasants' War of 1524–1526.
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