The Schmalkaldic War was fought within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire between the allied forces of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Maurice, Duke of Saxony against the Lutheran Schmalkaldic
Titian's Equestrian Portrait of Charles V (1548) celebrates Charles's victory at the Battle of Mühlberg.
John Frederick I of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Younger.
Maurice of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, commander of the Imperial-Spanish forces in Germany, by Antonis Mor
The Second Schmalkaldic War, also known as the Princes' Revolt, was an uprising of German Protestant princes led by elector Maurice of Saxony against the Catholic emperor Charles V that broke out in 1
Lucas Cranach jr.: Maurice of Saxony in armour (1578).