HuttenwascompelledtofleetoSwitzerland，wherehediedafewmonthslaterontheIsleofUfnau，ontheLakeofZurich。
Withthisdefeat，andwiththedeathofbothleaders，thepowerofthenobilityasabody，independentoftheprinces，wasbroken。Fromthenonthenobilityappearedonlyintheserviceandundertheleadershipoftheprinces。ThePeasantWar，whichsoonbrokeout，drovethenoblesstillmoredeeplyunderthedirectorindirectprotectionoftheprinces。
ItprovedthattheGermannobilitypreferredtocontinuetheexploitationofthepeasantsunderprincelysovereignty，ratherthanoverthrowtheprincesandprieststhroughanopenalliancewiththeemancipatedpeasants。
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