War of the German Peasants a conflict that took place in the Holy Roman Empire between 1524 and 1526 in regions of South Germany; Switzerland; German Lorraine and Italy: death of Jacklein (Jakob) Rohrbach on 21 May 1525 burns bright by the nobles (German Peasants War: execution of leader of the movement Jakob Rohrbach; 21 May 1525 1525 on the stake) Engraving from ??Bilder-Gallerie zur allgem??by Rotteck 1843 Private collection â