When multiple complaints to the emperor went unheard, the peasants conspired to rebel, gaining support from their peers in the neighbouring provinces of Styria and Carniola (now in Slovenia) and with the lower classes of townspeople.
The peasants conspired to rebel, gaining support from their peers in the neighbouring provinces of Styria and Carniola (now in Slovenia) and with the lower classes of townspeople. Multiple complaints to the emperor went unheard.