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Saxon Revolt, Great

Years: 1077 - 1088

The Great Saxon Revolt is a civil war between 1077 and 1088 early in the history of the Holy Roman Empire led by a group of opportunistic German princes who elect as their figurehead the duke of Swabia and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfeld, a two-way brother-in-law of the young Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Henry had been crowned at the age of six and took on his offices when aged sixteen).

It follows the Saxon Rebellion of 1073–75.

“History is a vast early warning system.”

― Norman Cousins, Saturday Review, April 15, 1978