Event Peasants' War in Upper Austria

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Rebellion led by farmers in 1626 whose goal was to free Upper Austria from Bavarian rule.

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  • January 1626: A rebellion led by farmers in 1626 whose goal was to free Upper Austria from Bavarian rule. The motive (found in the Frankenburger Würfelspiel of 1625) was an escalation of the Bavarian kingdom's attempt to press the country into the Catholic faith.