Thirty Years’ War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Protestantism, Protestants, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, German History, French History, Eastern European History, Scandinavian History, 17th Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Bohemia, Czech Republic, France, Spanish or Austrian Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Baltic States
- Date: May 23, 1618-October 24, 1648
Article abstract: At issue: Religious and political balance of power in Europe. Result: Religious status as before war; frustration of Habsburg efforts to dominate Germany; independence of Switzerland and the Netherlands; French hegemony in Europe.
Background
The Peace of Augsburg (1555) had failed to relieve religious tensions, and unrest was rife in Germany. Only the Catholic and Lutheran faiths were officially allowed, and radical Protestantism was repressed; however, Calvinism was growing. Another point of contention was ownership of church lands...
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