Thirty Years' War

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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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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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Imperial Chamber Court locatedInTimePeriod Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years' War era
Bohemian Protestant nobles involvedIn Thirty Years' War
Philip Fabricius participantIn Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg notableEvent Thirty Years' War
Bohemian estates conflict Thirty Years' War
Karl Bonaventura Buquoy participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Bishopric of Münster participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Ottavio Piccolomini activeInConflict Thirty Years' War
Spanish Road usedInConflict Thirty Years' War
Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn participatedIn Thirty Years' War
subject surface form: Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn conflict Thirty Years' War
subject surface form: Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Vilém Slavata of Chlum conflict Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice conflict Thirty Years' War
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill conflict Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Baden-Durlach hasSignificantEvent Thirty Years' War
Robert Monro participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Robert Monro conflict Thirty Years' War
Edict of Restitution partOf Thirty Years' War
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine participatedIn Thirty Years' War
House of Griffins ruledUntil Thirty Years' War
Bohemians historicalEvent Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years War
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen conflict Thirty Years' War
Holy Roman Empire forces engagedIn Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years War
Reapers' War relatedTo Thirty Years' War
French-Catalan alliance of 1641 partOf Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Guerra dels Segadors partOf Thirty Years' War
Ferdinand of Austria notableEvent Thirty Years' War
Ferdinand of Austria militaryConflict Thirty Years' War
Vasa (warship) conflictContext Thirty Years' War
Clan MacKay tookPartIn Thirty Years' War
Wallenstein setDuring Thirty Years' War
Wallenstein historicalEventDepicted Thirty Years' War
Electorate of Trier participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Georg von Derfflinger participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Georg von Derfflinger conflict Thirty Years' War
Clan Munro tookPartIn Thirty Years' War
Gabriel Bethlen participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg notableEvent Thirty Years' War
Henri de Rohan participantIn Thirty Years' War
this entity surface form: Thirty Years’ War
Ferdinand III notableEvent Thirty Years' War
Bourbon France involvedInConflict Thirty Years' War