Abstract

Forces under Elector Moritz of Saxony besieged the city of Frankfurt am Main during the revolt against Emperor Charles V in 1552. Though Protestant, Frankfurt sided with the emperor and withstood the three-week siege until it was freed by Imperial troops.

Frankfurt am Main under Siege in 1552 (c. 1555)

Johannes Glauburg

Source

Source: Johannes Glauburg and Johannes Völker. Siege of the city of Frankfurt am Main, 1552, drawing (ca. 1555). Map Department, Berlin State Library.
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Kartenabteilung, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin/bpk/Ruth Schacht

Recommended Citation

Frankfurt am Main under Siege in 1552 (c. 1555), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3286> [April 21, 2025].

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