Sack of Magdeburg

Summary

Sack of Magdeburg is a siege^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sack of Magdeburg is in the country of Archbishopric of Magdeburg^[3].
• Sack of Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as siege^[4].
• Sack of Magdeburg's instance of is recorded as sack^[5].
• The location of Sack of Magdeburg was Magdeburg^[6].
• Sack of Magdeburg is part of Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War^[7].
• Sack of Magdeburg's Commons category is recorded as Sack of Magdeburg^[8].
• Sack of Magdeburg began on May 20, 1631^[9].
• Sack of Magdeburg ended on May 24, 1631^[10].
• Sack of Magdeburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.13333333, 'lon': 11.61666667}^[11].
• Among those involved in Sack of Magdeburg was Holy Roman Empire^[12].
• A participant in Sack of Magdeburg was Catholic League^[13].
• A participant in Sack of Magdeburg was Magdeburg^[14].
• A participant in Sack of Magdeburg was Swedish Empire^[15].
• Sack of Magdeburg's has cause is recorded as Anti-Protestantism^[16].
• Sack of Magdeburg's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste^[17].
• Sack of Magdeburg's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwölfter Band^[18].
• Sack of Magdeburg's destroyed is recorded as Magdeburg^[19].

Body

When and Where

Sack of Magdeburg began on May 20, 1631^[9]. It ended on May 24, 1631^[10]. The location of it was Magdeburg^[6]. It is in the country of Archbishopric of Magdeburg^[3].

Context

Sack of Magdeburg is part of Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War^[7]. Recorded instance of include siege^[4] and sack^[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Holy Roman Empire^[12], Catholic League^[13], Magdeburg^[14], and Swedish Empire^[15].

Why It Matters

Sack of Magdeburg ranks in the top 4% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]