Thirty Years War

By sarah.richardson

  • Alliance forms

    Emperor Ferdinand II, King Philip III of Spain, Duke Maxamilian of Bavaria form an alliance

  • Battle of White Mountain

    Bohemians crushed by Hapsburg forces at the Battle of White Mountain

  • War resumes

    Spanish and Dutch resumes war between the two countries

  • Edict of Restitution

    The Edict of Restitution orders the return of catholic control of all bishoprics and monasteries

  • Sweden invades Germany

    Sweden’s King Gustavus Adolphus invaded Germany and makes it to Munich before he dies in battle

  • Battle of Nördlingen

    Defeat of Swedes and Saxons by the Imperial and Bavarian armies at the Battle of Nordlingen

  • Peace of Prague

    Ferdinand II weakens the terms of the Edict of Restitution to reconcile with the protestant Electoes of Saxony and Brandenburg

  • Collapse of Spanish military

    Catalonia and Portugal revolt causing the collapse of Spanish Military

  • Louis XIII dies

    The Hapsburg Princess Anne of Austria becomes regent after Louis XIII dies

  • Final Peace

    Every contender gains something, all parties agree. The Hapsburg drops the Edict of Restitution. The Swedes drop the issue of toleration for Protestants. Calvinists gain the same rights Lutherans and Catholics have.