Ambrosius Blarer

Ambrosius Blarer (sometimes Ambrosius Blaurer), (April 4, 1492 – December 6, 1564) was an influential reformer in southern Germany and north-eastern Switzerland.

Downfall

The ambitions of the Constance Reformers were shattered in 1548. Unlike the other members of the Schmalkaldic League, Constance had refused to negotiate with Emperor Charles V unless they could obtain the right to keep the protestant faith. This ended in the battle at the city gates on August 6, 1548, which Constance won, but to prevent further losses, the council finally had to agree to the Emperor?s conditions. Because they had refused negotiations for so long, they were not only forced to abandon their protestant faith, but also lost their title of Imperial Free City and became subject to Catholic Habsburg Austria.

Related Topics:
1548 - Schmalkaldic League - Emperor Charles V - August 6 - Imperial Free City - Catholic Habsburg Austria

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Blarer had already fled before the battle. He lived the rest of his life in exile, in Biel and Winterthur. In the Swiss Confederation he kept on preaching the gospel and advising numerous reformers who turned to him for help. He died in Winterthur December 6, 1564.

Related Topics:
Biel - Winterthur - Swiss Confederation

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