The Thirty Years War by Hirsto and Kiara

By ILIKEPASTA
  • Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    Source One of the most important laws passed by the Holy Roman Empire, aiming to end the schism between the Catholic and Protestant branches of the church.
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    King Christian IV of Denmark

    sourceKing Christian IV of Denmark was a very weak king who led to the decay of Denmark as a European power. He got into two unsuccessful wars with Sweden, one of which was the Thirty Years' War. Despite, not being a good political leader he was beneficial to Denmark's trade and cultural heritage.
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    Maximilian I of Bavaria

    sourceMaximilian I of Bavaria was a duke and elector of Bavaria. Receiving a Jesuit education, he became one of the political leaders who were strong supporters of Roman Catholicism. Maximilian eagerly defended the Counter Reformation and opposed Protestants. To contribute to the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants during 17th century, he founded the Catholic League.
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    King Louis XIII

    Source The heir to Henry IV, Louis XIII came to power in 1917 when he took over the throne from his mother who was a regent and whom he sent to exile. Notable acts commited by him are his appointement of Cardinal Richelieu as shief minister in 1642, his victory against the Huguenots in 1628 and his declaration of war against Spain in 1635. He died in 1643 from tubercolosis and had two sons: Philippe I and Louis XIV who became ki
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    King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

    sourceGustavus Adolphus is considered by some the strongest Swedish king. He led Sweden during the Thirty Years' War and managed to impose his country as a great european power. The support he had by the nobility and overall by Sweden's population contributed to his successful reign.
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    Ferdinand of Styria as king of Bohemia

    sourceFerdinand of Styria graduaded the Jesuit College at Inglostadt. He was a strong Catholic ruler and tried to impose Catholicism as the absolute religion throughout his lands. This led to his confrontation with the Austrian and Bohemian Protestant. However, he managed to supress their revolts.

  • Defenestration of Prague

    Source The Protestants in Prauge called an assebly, after Catholic followers violated the Letter of Majesty. On that assebly the then regents Jaroslav Martinic and William Slavata were found guilty of violating the Letter of Majesty and were quite literaly trown out the window. The 30 year war followed.
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    Bohemian Period

    sourceThe Bohemian Period is marked by Ferdinand II's attempts to impose Roman Catholicism over the Protestant population of Bohemia and Austria. It started in 1618 with the Protestants revolting against the Habsburgs and ended in 1620 when in the Battle of White Mountain the revolts were finally suppressed.

  • Battle of White Mountain

    Source- Encyclopaedia Britanica Held near Prauge (in the Bohemian region) it was the first major achievements of Catholic Hapsburgs agianst the Protestant Union. The result of the battle was the replacement of the legal governemnt in Bohemia with an authoritan one.
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    Philp IV of Spain

    sourcePhilip IV of Spain was the king who led Spain into the Thirty Years' War. He is held responsible for Spain's decay as a great European power. Philip IV is also known as patron of arts and a strong believer in Roman Catholicism.
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    The Danish Period

    sourceThe Danish Period started in 1625 when the Danish king Christian IV of Denmark attempted to capture territories in Germany. His failure and the Treaty of Lubeck mark the end of the Danish Period.

  • The Treaty of Lubeck

    SourceSource a treaty that led to Denmark keeping its possessions, christians losing the German bishoprics and Lower Saxony and king Ferdinand of Syria ignored the demands of German princes.
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    Swedish Period

    sourceThe Swedish Period started when the king of Sweden Gstavus Adolphus invaded Germany because of fear that Ferdinand II and the Roman Catholics will become too powerful. He was killed in the battle of Lutzen in 1632, but the Swedes continued to lead the war up until 1635, when the Treaty of Prague was signed.

  • Battle of Lutzen

    Source The Swedish armies fought against the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to help their allies in Northen Germany, resulting in the death of the king of Sweden.

  • The Treaty of Prague

    SourceSource This event led to the repeal of the Edict of Restitution for 40 years. This caused Ferdinand to give his word that he would revive the Reichskammergericht, the Lutherans got to retain their possessions and the Emperor became the person who would resolve problems contained by the Edict.
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    The French Period

    sourceThe French Period starts when France, allied with Sweden, declares war on Spain. After 13 years of fighting, the war is finally put to an end with the Peace of Westphalia. WIth the Peace of Westphalia also ends the 30 Years' War.

  • Peace of Westphalia

    Source With this the 30 year war was ended, the peace ttreaty is named after the region Westphalia in north-west Germany.

  • Treaty of the Pyrenees

    Source Signed by Philip IV (from Spain) and Louis IX (from France) brought an end to the Franco-Spanish War.