The Italian Crusade to Germany in 1546
The Italian Crusade to Germany in 1546: Pope Paul III's Campaign Against the Lutherans
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031966015 | 378 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 18 MB
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031966015 | 378 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 18 MB
This book explores a significant historical event in sixteenth-century European history. The Italian crusade against the German Lutherans in 1546 was, for many reasons, the catalyst for the military phase of the Lutheran opposition in Germany's clash with Emperor Charles V (1546-1555). Contributing to literature which has generally interpreted the conflict between Charles V and the Roman-German Empire as an internal German affair, this book highlights the military involvement and participation of Pope Paul III in the initial phase of the so-called Schmalkaldic War, which took place from 1546-1547. Rather than the papal army acting peripherally through 'auxiliary military contingents' as it had done in previous years, the author argues that the Pope was directly involved in the war, sending a large army from Rome to suppress the heretical movement.