Thirty Years' War

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European war conflict religious war

The Thirty Years' War was a devastating 17th-century European conflict, largely fought in the Holy Roman Empire, that intertwined religious and political struggles and reshaped the continent’s balance of power.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Thirty Years’ War	6
Thirty Years War	2
Dreißigjähriger Krieg	1
Thirty Years' War (diplomatic and political involvement)	1
Thirty Years' War (late phase as ruler of Brandenburg)	1
Thirty Years' War (via Cardinal Richelieu)	1
Thirty Years’ War (indirect diplomatic and military involvement)	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European war ⓘ conflict ⓘ religious war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Thirty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Dreißigjähriger Krieg
consequence	decline of Spain ⓘ devastation of German territories ⓘ economic disruption in Central Europe ⓘ increased autonomy of German princes ⓘ large civilian casualties ⓘ recognition of state sovereignty ⓘ rise of France as a great power ⓘ weakening of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
endCause	Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
endTime	1648 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths	4 to 8 million people ⓘ
followedBy	Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ surface form: Northern Wars
hasCause	Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Revolt Habsburg attempts at centralization ⓘ political rivalry among European powers ⓘ religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics ⓘ
hasDuration	30 years ⓘ
hasPart	Bohemian phase ⓘ Danish phase ⓘ Franco-Swedish phase ⓘ Palatinate phase ⓘ Swedish phase ⓘ
historicalPeriod	17th century ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ Europe ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
mainBelligerent	House of Lobkowicz ⓘ surface form: Bohemian estates Catholic League ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Holy Roman Empire ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ Denmark–Norway ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Denmark–Norway Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Protestant Union ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Transylvania ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1632) ⓘ Battle of White Mountain ⓘ Sack of Magdeburg ⓘ
notableCommander	Albrecht von Wallenstein ⓘ Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) ⓘ
opposedBy	Catholic princes ⓘ surface form: Catholic states Protestant states ⓘ
precededBy	Long Turkish War ⓘ
primaryLocation	German states of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
religiousAspect	Counter-Reformation ⓘ Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation
result	Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
significantEvent	Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ surface form: Defenestration of Prague
startPoint	Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Revolt
startTime	1618 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Münster Treaty of Osnabrück ⓘ

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Cardinal Richelieu → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Denmark–Norway → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Kingdom of France → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Kings of France → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War

Swedish Army → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy → participatedIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Electoral Palatinate → playedRoleIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Imperial Estates → playedRoleIn → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Counter-Reformation → relatedConflict → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Portuguese Restoration War → relatedTo → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

War of the Jülich Succession → relatedTo → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War

Electorate of Bavaria → significantEvent → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thirty Years War

Defenestration of Prague (1618) → triggered → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Westphalia → warEndedByTreaties → Thirty Years' War ⓘ

Münster → warEndedByTreatiesSignedHere → Thirty Years' War ⓘ