and inspired them to refuse to pay the tithe which was one of the factors leading to the Peasants' Revolt. Thus either the government of the province would have to deal with the corrupt institutions, or the peasants would take this into their own hands and plunder them. See also Frisian peasant rebellion (1515–1523) Revolt of the Brotherhoods (1519–1523) Revolt of the Comuneros (1520–1521) German Peasants' War (1524–1525) Notes References Further reading Belfort Bax (1894), "Chapter VI: The Revolt of the Knighthood", in German Society at the Close of The Middle Ages Hitchcock, William Robertson (1958). The Background of the Knight's Revolt, 1522–1523 1522 in the Holy Roman Empire 1523 in the Holy Roman Empire 16th-century rebellions Conflicts in 1522 Conflicts in 1523 European wars of religion Franz von Sickingen History of Rhineland-Palatinate Rebellions in Europe Sieges involving the Holy Roman Empire Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire