A family who would fight on Protestant side in the Huguenot rebellions.
This pitched it into the Protestant side in the Wars of Religion, during which the town was badly damaged.
There are formidable barriers on the Protestant side.
"And on the Protestant side, the essence of the fear is again dispossession."
Following the example of Nuremberg the city joined the Protestant side but it suffered heavily in the ensuing wars.
Before 1635, he served on the Protestant side; after 1635, he served in the imperial army.
By 'secret treaties' that formed part of this peace settlement, many on the Protestant side were rewarded with land and titles.
Similarly on the Protestant side, there was difficulty making use of the event given his recantations.
They cast about for support in this struggle and on the Protestant side only the Republic was able and willing to provide it.
One problem with that is that the troops may be needed to curb on violence from the Protestant side.