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The kingdom of Sweden was one of the strongest empires in Europe (1611-1718) During The War.
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The 30 Year War Started In 1618.
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1.The Thirty Years’ War was sparked when Ferdinand II, a Catholic, inherited the throne of Bohemia and was the apparent heir to the Holy Roman Empire. The Protestant nobility refused to accept Ferdinand as ruler and began to revolt.
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Frederick V of the Palatinate and other Protestant rulers sought to regain the Rhenish Palatinate from the Spanish and the Catholic League.
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Fearing Wallenstein’s power, the territorial rulers forced the Emperor to remove him from power and reduce the size of the Imperial army.
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Philip IV of Castille (Felipe IV) was the king of Spain, from 1621 until his death.
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Cardinal Richelieu died.
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During the last years of the Thirty Years' War, Sweden and Denmark fought the Torstenson War.
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Louis XIII died, leaving his five-year-old son Louis XIV on the throne.
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Over the last four years of the war, the parties were actively negotiating at Osnabrück and Münster in Westphalia.
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Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden signed the Truce of Ulm.
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The Peace of Westphalia was signed, ending the Thirty Years War.
