5.3 Central European Monarchs Clash

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  • Nov 15, 1529

    Suleyman the Magnigicent conqured Hungary and threatened Vienna

  • Nov 15, 1555

    Peasce of Augsburg

    The German rulers appeared to have setled their religiouus differences

  • The lutherans joined the Protestant Union

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    30 year war

    It was a conflict over religion and territory and for power among European Families,
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    Hapsburg Triumphs

    The Hapsburg armies from Austria and Spain crushed the troops hired bu the Protestant prince. They succeeded in putting down the Czech uprising adn defeated teh Ferman Protestants who supported the Czech

  • Hapsburg defeat

    Protestant Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden adn his army shifted the tide of the war. They drove Hapsburg of northern Germany.

  • Gustavus Adolphus was killed in battle

  • Cardinal Richelieu sent in back up

    Cardinal Richelieu sent French troopsto join the German adn Swedish Protestants in their struggle against the Hapsburg armies

  • 20 year old Hohnezollern named a person to inharit the title of Elector of Brandenburg

    He inharited it to Frederick William

  • Peace of Westphalia that ended the 30 year war

    There were some important consequences:
    1. Weakened the Hapsburg states of Spain and Austria
    2. Strengthened France by awarding it German territory
    3. Made German princes independant of the Holy ROman emperor
    4. Ebded rekugous wars in Europe
    5. Introduced a new method of peace negotiations where everyone meets and seatle the problem

  • The Hapsburgs recaptured Hungary from the Ottoman Empire

  • Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler

    it was a dificult one to rule

  • Maria Theresa succeeded her father just 5 months after Fredrick II became king in Prussia

  • Fredrick II sent his army to occupy Silesia

    That began the Wat of the Austrian Succession

  • Maria lost Silesia in the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle

  • Fredrick attacked Saxony, and Austrian ally and the start of the seven year war

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    The seven year war

    The war didn't change the territorial situation in Europe