Historical place archive

Kappel in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kappel in Switzerland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1531–1531

Historical events in Kappel

1531

1531
Reformation, The
Ulrich Zwingli · Protestant Church

Following conflict between the Catholic and Protestant cantons of the Swiss confederacy, Zwingli is killed during the Battle of Kappel

2 October 1531
Battle of Kappel
Ulrich Zwingli · Christian Civic League

The Protestants are defeated by the Catholics & Zwingli is killed

2 October 1531
Death of Ulrich Zwingli
Ulrich Zwingli · Christian Civic League

Death of Ulrich Zwingli, killed at the Battle of Kappel

Provenance

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