War of the cities 1387–1389
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victory of the nobility, Landfrieden of Eger
The War of the Cities (German: Städtekrieg) began as a war between the Swabian League of Cities and the Bavarian dukes 1387−1389. It evolved into a war of influence between the nobility and free cities.
The Free imperial cities in the south of the Holy Roman Empire aimed towards defendig their liberties against the territorial expanding states of Bavaria, Austria and Württemberg. The trigger for the war was a pact between the Swabian League of Cities and the archbishop of Salzburg, Pilgrim von Puchheim, both antagonists of Bavaria. This pact would have surrounded Bavaria from two sides. Bavaria took the Bishop captive and demanded the dissolution of the pact. German king Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia declared a Reichskrieg (ger. imperial war) against Bavaria.
Originating from a regional conflict, the war developed into a decision of the future role of king, nobility and cities in the Holy Roman Empire.
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