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    Michael Gaismair, (1490, Sterzing, County of Tyrol – 15 April 1532, Padua, Republic of Venice) was a leader of the German Peasants' War (1524-1525) in...
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  • the German Peasants' War, the Gaismair uprising set the stage by producing a hope for social justice. Michael Gaismair had tried to bring religious, political...
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    pianist Michael Gaismair (1490 Sterzing – 1532), Social revolutionary, Master builder, leader of the German Peasants' War (1524–1525) Michael Toxites...
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    and resisted a siege by a peasants' army of about 5,000 men led by Michael Gaismair. The city walls are preserved, including three towers which the besiegers...
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    The Gaismair uprising set the stage by producing a hope for social justice in a way that was similar to the German Peasants' War. Michael Gaismair had...
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    peasant ranks of charismatic and military-trained men like Müntzer and Gaismair, a set of grievances with specific economic and social origins, a challenged...
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  • poor were to be provided for in acute emergencies. The peasant leader Michael Gaismair tried unsuccessfully to implement a new, Christian-based property system...
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  • Erika Weinzierl (Editor): Austria's dealings with his past. Wien, 1997 Michael-Gaismair-Gesellschaft (Editor): The man, the journalist, the historian. Bolzano...
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    Ansichtssachen. 61 Gründe, Innsbruck zu verlassen oder dazubleiben. Michael-Gaismair-Gesellschaft, Innsbruck 1996, ISBN 3-900601-08-9, S. 57–63, Ruth Frömpter:...
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    belonged to cardinal Melchior von Meckau. In 1526, it was besieged by Michael Gaismair and 2,000 soldiers seeking to overthrow Catholic rule in the area....
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