Focusing on the Politics and wars of this artwork, discuss the Cologne about the Germany.
Cologne The Cologne War (1583–1589) was a conflict between Protestant and Catholic factions that devastated the Electorate of Cologne. After Archbishop Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, the prince-elector ruling the area, converted to Protestantism, Catholics elected another archbishop, Ernst of Bavaria, and successfully defeated Gebhard and his allies.
prince-elector Protestantism Catholic Archbishop Ernst of Bavaria Protestant Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg Cologne War Electorate of Cologne