• Saxon war, Saxon revolt or Saxon rebellion may refer to: War of the Saxon Federates, part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain around AD 500 Saxon...
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    The Saxon revolt was a civil war fought between 1077 and 1088, early in the history of the Holy Roman Empire. The revolt was led by a group of opportunistic...
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    Rudolf of Rheinfelden (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    his election as German anti-king in 1077 marked the outbreak of the Great Saxon Revolt and the first phase of open conflict in the Investiture Controversy...
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    him as Duke of Lower Lorraine, in reward for his support during the Great Saxon Revolt. Along with his brothers Eustace III and Baldwin of Boulogne, Godfrey...
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  • Southern Italy Siege of Sigmaringen (1077) – Great Saxon Revolt Siege of Würzburg (1077) – Great Saxon Revolt Siege of La Flèche (1077) Siege of Trapani...
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    Hermann of Salm (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    of Germany in the Investiture Controversy and the civil war of the Great Saxon Revolt. The major issue between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV was the appointment...
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    Battle of Flarchheim (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    Rudolf appeared to be vulnerable after losing the support of some of the Saxon princes. Henry decided to take advantage of this vulnerability and marched...
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  • of Georgi Voyteh 1073–1075 Saxon Rebellion 1074 Hungarian Civil War 1075 Revolt of the Earls 1077–1088 Great Saxon Revolt 1078 Battle of Kalavrye 1088...
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    Battle on the Elster (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    of Meissen. To do so Henry had to bypass Rudolf's Saxon allies. Henry successfully drew off the Saxons by feigning a move toward Goslar, while his main...
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    Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various...
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    The Saxon Peasants' Revolt (German: Sächsischer Bauernaufstand or kursächsischer Bauernaufstand) of 1790 was a military conflict between the nobility and...
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  • Battle of Mellrichstadt (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    Henry's army met the army of Rudolf's Saxon allies before they could meet up with the Swabians. In the confusion, one Saxon force including the bishops Werner...
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    thereby became the progenitor of the comital dynasty. During the Great Saxon Revolt, he even was elected German anti-king in opposition to King Henry...
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    son an successor Margrave Egbert II, however, was involved in the Great Saxon Revolt against Emperor Henry IV and killed in 1090. The Emperor granted his...
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    Battle of Pleichfeld (category Great Saxon Revolt)
    Battle of Pleichfeld, in 1086, was the last major battle of the Saxon revolt of 1077–1088, a nobles' rebellion against the emperor Henry IV in the Holy...
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  • 1073, during the Saxon Rebellion, he was released from custody at Harzburg Castle. He later participated in the Great Saxon Revolt, but finally reconciled...
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    Æthelwold's Revolt was an attempt by Æthelwold ætheling to seize the Anglo-Saxon throne from Edward the Elder after the death of Alfred the Great in 899....
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    excommunication, which contributed to a ducal revolt, that led to a civil war: the Great Saxon Revolt. Eventually, Henry received absolution. The conflict...
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    but the German aristocrats, whose rebellion became known as the Great Saxon Revolt, were not as willing to give up their opportunity and elected a rival...
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    The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons, were the Germanic people of "Old" Saxony (Latin: Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy"...
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  • nad Moravicí Duchy of Bohemia Kingdom of Poland Victory 1077 - 1088 Great Saxon Revolt Duchy of Bohemia Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf of Rheinfelden...
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  • 1075 Revolt of the Earls Normandy English rebels 1075 1082 Varendra rebellion Varendra Pala Empire 1077 1088 Great Saxon Revolt Holy Roman Empire Saxon nobility...
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    was the first member of the dynasty to use that title. During the Great Saxon Revolt, Louis first sided with Emperor Henry IV, who probably made him a...
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    changed their tactics and sent a great army to invade England. This army was described by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a "Great Heathen Army" (OE: mycel hæþen...
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    several mass baptisms (780). He then returned to Italy, and there was no Saxon revolt. From 780 to 782, the land had peace. Charlemagne returned in 782 to...
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    the Great Saxon Revolt. The history of the diocese down to 1208 is found in the Gesta episcoporum Halberstadensium. After the deposition of the Saxon duke...
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    The Saxon revolt refers to the struggle between the Salian dynasty ruling the Holy Roman Empire and the rebel Saxons during the reign of Henry IV. The...
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    besieged in 1073 by the forces of Duke Otto of Nordheim during the Great Saxon Revolt. Henry managed to escape from the castle, which after the Peace of...
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  • Mellrichstadt – 1078 – Great Saxon Revolt Battle of Flarchheim – 1080 – Great Saxon Revolt Battle on the Elster – 1080 – Great Saxon Revolt Battle of Pleichfeld...
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  • Siegfried I of Mainz on March 26, with Adelaide as his consort. When the Great Saxon Revolt broke out, Adelaide remained in Swabia, defending her husband's lands...
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