The Schmalkaldic League
1. Philip of Hesse (1504–67) was leader of League of Schmalkald.
2. The Schmalkaldic League was a defensive alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century.
3. Although originally started for religious motives soon after the start of the Protestant Reformation, its members eventually intended for the League to replace the Holy Roman Empire as their source of political allegiance.
4. While it was not the first alliance of its kind, unlike previous formations, such as the League of Torgau, the Schmalkaldic League had a substantial military to defend its political and religious interests.
5. It receives its name from the town of Schmalkalden, in the German province of Thuringia.
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