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Battle of Mühlberg

1547 · 16th century · Part of the Schmalkaldic War

The Battle of Mühlberg was fought on 24 April 1547 near Mühlberg on the Elbe and decided the Schmalkaldic War. Emperor Charles V and the Duke of Alba crossed the river, surprised the Protestant army of Elector John Frederick I of Saxony and captured the elector. By the Capitulation of Wittenberg that followed, the electoral title passed to Maurice of Saxony of the Albertine line.

Battle of Mühlberg
Image: LUIS DE AVILA Y ZUNIGA (c.1490 C. 1560) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Mühlberg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-muhlberg
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