The war was preceded Process_start by the election Choosing of the new Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperor , Ferdinand II , who tried to impose Action religious uniformity on his domains , forcing Hostile_encounter Roman Catholicism on its peoples .

Despite repeated setbacks , the Saxons resisted Defending steadfastly , returning to raid Charlemagne 's domains as soon as he turned his attention elsewhere .

Sultan Mehmed II had come Arriving out of his recent campaigns Military_operation victorious , adding large swaths of lands to his domains .

The rebellion was in equal part a protest by feudal lords against the intrusion of central government into their domains ; a conservative Irish reaction Response to English policies that were altering Change traditional Gaelic society ; and a religious conflict Hostile_encounter , in which the rebels claimed Statement that they were upholding Catholicism against a Protestant queen who had been pronounced Statement a heretic in 1570 by the papal bull `` Regnans in Excelsis '' .

In 1810 , numerous new juntas appeared Presence across the Spanish domains in the Americas when the Central Junta fell Motion_directional to the French invasion .