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This war began in Bohemia or the Czech Republic and was a series of battles fought between the Catholics and the Protestants.
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He tried to enforce Reformation with the support of Spain, Poland, and other states. He defeated the Bohemians who rebelled against him.
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The Edict of Restitution was an attempt to restore the religious and territorial settlement after the Peace of Augsburg.
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Adolphus then dies while in battle.
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Louis XIII dies, and the Hapsburg princess, Anne of Austria becomes regent, but France's anti-Hapsburg polivy remains unchanged.
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The Catholic France joined Lutheran Sweden against the Cathloic Hapsburgs. The fighting led to destruction of crops, villages, and depopulation. As much as one third of the people in the German states died as a result.
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The exasusted armies accepted a series of treaties named Peace of Westphalia. The treaty brought general in Europe and helped settle international problems.
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Prussia emerged as a new Protestant power. Hohenzollern rulers set up an efficient central bureaucracy.
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Although many nations formed various alliances, Prussia battled Austria for control of the German states. Also, Britain and France competed to develop their overseas empire. This conflict became the Seven Year's War.
