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Saxon Rebellion

Years: 1073 - 1075

The Saxon Rebellion or Rebellion of the Saxons (German: Sachsenkrieg) refers to the struggle between the Salian dynasty ruling the Holy Roman Empire and the rebel Saxons during the reign of King Henry IV of Germany.

The conflict reaches its climax in the period from summer 1073 until the end of 1075, in a rebellion that involves several clashes of arms.

"We cannot be certain of being right about the future; but we can be almost certain of being wrong about the future, if we are wrong about the past."

—G. K. Chesterton, What I Saw in America (1922)