Thirty Years War

1. Thirty Years War
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2.  The thirty years war was initially a religious war fought in Europe(primarily
modern day Germany)which grew to engulf most of Europe.
Europe before the Thirty Years War, 1600 AD

3. Causes for the Thirty Years War
 These are some of the main causes that ignited the thirty years war.
 1. The Peace of Augsburg (1555) is violated through secularizations and the
spread of Calvinism.
 2. Bavaria suppresses Protestantism in the 1570s, then Austria does in the 1590s.
 3. 1607/08: Bavaria imposes Catholicism on Free City of Donauwörth; Protestants
withdraw from Reichstag.
 4. 1610: The Calvinist Frederick V becomes Elector of the Palatinate, seeks to
unite all Protestants from England to Bohemia in a grand alliance against the
Habsburgs.
 5. 1618: Ferdinand of Austria, recently crowned King of Bohemia, withdraws its
Edict of Toleration.
6. All the Powers of Europe anticipate renewed war between Spain and the
Netherlands in 1621.
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4.  In 1617 Emperor Mathias wanted his heir (Cousin) Ferdinand II to be his
successor, in order to make sure that a Catholic would be the Emperor.
Emperor Matthias Ferdinand II

5.  Ferdinand II as a strong Catholic made it even more clear he would not
accept Protestantism as a practiced religion, by withdrawing the Edict of
Toleration. Ferdinand's representatives were thrown out of a 3rd story
window 50 feet to the ground. They survived because they landed into a
pile of manure.
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6.  Frederick V, grandson of William I of Orange, son in law of King James I of
England is shown here depicted as king of Bohemia

7.  Ferdinand II then continued to close down protestant churches, and
Protestants as you can imagine were very unhappy. This marked the first
part of the war called the Bohemian revolt.

8. The Battle of White Mountain,
Nov. 8, 1620
 When the Protestant Union declared neutrality, Austria and the Catholic League
attacked Bohemian Lines and won the battle, and took Prague in just two hours.
This attack was led by General Tilly.

9. Overview of the Bohemian Period
 Ferdinand was declared deposed and the Bohemian throne was
offered to Frederick V, the elector palatine.
 Revolt also appeared in other Hapsburg dominions, especially
under Gabriel Bethlen in Transylvania.
 Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria, with the army of the Catholic League
under Tilly, helped the imperial forces defeat the Bohemians at the
White Mt. near Prague (Nov., 1620).
 John George of Saxony, a leading German Protestant prince,
supported Ferdinand.
 Frederick, ever afterward called the Winter King, had lost his brief
hold on Bohemia.
 The war continued in the Palatinate, and severe repression began
in Bohemia.
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10. The Battles of Wimpfen and of
Hoechst in 1622
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Resulted in catholic victory Resulted in another catholic victory

11. Battle of Stadtlohn 1623
 The Battle of Stadtlohn was fought on August 6, 1623 and it was between
the Christian of Brunswick and the Catholic League.
Resulted in yet another catholic victory
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12. Overview of The Palatinate Period
 Frederick expected aid from his father-in-law, James I of England, but got no help.
 The Palatinate was taken by Tilly; he won at Wimpfen and Höchst (1622).
 Frederick's lands were confiscated by the emperor, and the Upper Palatinate and the
electorate were conferred on Maximilian of Bavaria.
 The imperialist victory at Stadtlohn (1623) practically ended one phase of the war
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13. The Battle of Lutter July ,1626
Another catholic victory
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Christian IV knowing that
Wallenstein was in absence, he
attacked General Tilly’s army.
Wallenstein later sent
reinforcements and then Christian
IV made his stand between
Hahausen and Lutter am
Barenberge. Christian being an
incompetent commander decided
not to use all his fire power and
was overrun. He then fled with his
remaining Calvary to
Wolfenbuttel.

14. Overview of The Danish Period (1625-
1629)
 The new phase saw the German war expanded into an international conflict. Christian IV of
Denmark came into the fighting, principally because of his fear of the rise of Hapsburg power in
N Germany; he openly avowed religious motives but hoped also to enlarge his German
possessions.
 Christian IV advanced into Germany. The emperor's cause was advanced by the work of
Wallenstein, who gathered an effective army composed of hired soldiers and adventurers then
defeated Mansfeld at Dessau (1626).
 A little later the Danish king was defeated by Tilly at Lutter.

15. The Battle of Breitenfeild (1632)
 In 1631,the Swedish army led by Gustavus Adolphus, defeated Tilly at the
Battle of Breitenfield. In 1632, the swedes won another battle in which
Tillley was killed.
Gustavus Adolphus in the battle of Breitenfeld

16. The equipment of Swedish heavy cavalry, who were armed with a long sword and
two pistols.
(Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum)

17. Overview of The Swedish Period
(1630-1635)
The King, Gustavus Adolphus entered the war.
He believed in the Protestant Cause, and feared Emperor Ferdinand would become
too powerful.
This was the first time a political issue entered the war.
In 1630, Gustavos set sail from Sweden to alliviate the city of Magdeburg, which was
under attack from Tilley.
Gustavus had the best trained and disciplined army in Europe, but arrived to late to
prevent the looting, capture, and destruction of Magdeburg.
In 1631 at the Battle of Breitenfeild Gustavus Adolphus defeated Tilly’s army and tilly
was killed.

18. Overview of The French Period (1638-
1648)
 Wars lost their religious motives and were fought for political reasons.
 Cardinal Richelieu wanted to stop Hapsburg powers from growing so he
marched his French army into Germany to join up with the Swedish army.

With great leaders like Louis II and Vicomte de Turenne they won a series
of victories that gave hope to Protestants.

19. The Peace of Westphalia
 The peace of Westphalia was a result to
the misery and hardship the German
people suffered during the war. In 1644
Countries started meeting to negotiation
a peace treaty. The negotiations took
four years to come up with the series of
peace treaties called the Peace of
Westphalia.
 Religions Catholicism, Lutheranism, and
Calvinism would have equal tolerations.
Europe after Thirty Years War

20. The Aftermath
 The major results of the war were a huge
decrease in the German population; the
destruction of German agriculture, the overall
break down of the German economy, the
breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, and the
decline in Hapsburg powers.
 The way politics fell in place Germany and
Hapsburg were at a disadvantage. The
separation of North Germany from Austria
begun and was to continue for more than two
hundred years.
 The Thirty Years war marked the end of the
renaissance period and paved the way for the
Age of Enlightenment.

21. Belligerents
 Sweden (From 1630)
 France (From 1635)
 Denmark-Norway (1625 -1629)
 Bohemia (1618 - 1620)
 United Provinces
 Saxony
 Electoral Palatinate (until 1623)
 Brandenburg – Prussia
 Brunswick- Luneburg
 England (1625 - 1630)
 Transylvania
Hungarian Anti-Habsburg
Rebels
 Zaporozhian Cossacks
 Ottoman Empire
Protestant States and Allies Roman Catholic States and Allies
 Holy Roman Empire
 Catholic League
 Austria
 Bohemia (After 1620)
 Spanish Empire
 Hungary
 Kingdom of Croatia
 Denmark- Norway (1643 - 1645)

22. Works Cited
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