# Knights' Revolt — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [April 27, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/knights-revolt-whe-definition-discussion/16768 "2022-04-27T09:00:02Z")\
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The Knight’s Revolt (1522-1523) was a military action led by the German imperial knight Franz von Sickingen (l. 1481-1523) and encouraged by the knight and writer Ulrich von Hutten (l. 1488-1523) launched to restore the status of the imperial knights and advance the Protestant Reformation in Germany. The revolt failed to rally the peasants and was quickly crushed.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Knights'\_Revolt/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Knights'_Revolt/)._

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/knights-revolt-whe-definition-discussion/16768/2 "2026-07-31T00:04:54Z")

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