Thirty Years War Essay
Lesson 4
Should the Thirty years War be considered a religious war? Why or why not? Trace the war in detail from 1618–1648 covering all the major events.
More deaths have occurred over the years from Religious wars then from any other event. Whether it may be from gang violence to diseases, the death toll for Religious wars tops it all. The Thirty years War, which was from 1618 til 1648 (oddly enough 30 years) throughout the history of Europe, this has still been the most destructive conflict. The war was primarily fought in current Germany, however, it would spill into other countries periodically. There was no single act that caused the violence. The war was basically and primarily a result of the religious conflict that was fought …show more content…
The multiple victories of the emporer would endanger the independence of the German princes, while this was happening the Hapsburg power would cause a great concern for the French Bourbon. The new Protestant leader would become King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. In 1630, the Swedish moved into Germany. Later, France and Sweden would sign an alliance, and France had entered the war against the Hapsburgs. The Thirty Years' War had originally begun as a German conflict over some religious issues. The conflict now became a more border European war, fought mainly over political issues, as Catholic France and Protestant Sweden joined forces against the Catholic Hapsburgs. During the early stages of the conflict, the Swedes won several notable victories. Emperor Ferdinand II called on Wallenstein to form a new army. In November 1632, at the Battle of Lutzen, the Swedes defeated Wallenstein, however Gustavus Adolphus was killed during the fight. When Wallenstein entered into a secret negotiation with Sweden and France, he would be assassinated a few days later. The emperor's army decisively defeated the Swedes at Nordlingen in southern Germany. The deaths of both Gustavus Adolphus and Wallenstein, together with the exhaustion of both the Holy Roman emperor and the German Protestant princes, brought an end to the Swedish period of the war. The Treaty of Prague in 1635 strengthened the Hapsburgs and considerably weakened the power of the German
Should the Thirty years War be considered a religious war? Why or why not? Trace the war in detail from 1618–1648 covering all the major events.
More deaths have occurred over the years from Religious wars then from any other event. Whether it may be from gang violence to diseases, the death toll for Religious wars tops it all. The Thirty years War, which was from 1618 til 1648 (oddly enough 30 years) throughout the history of Europe, this has still been the most destructive conflict. The war was primarily fought in current Germany, however, it would spill into other countries periodically. There was no single act that caused the violence. The war was basically and primarily a result of the religious conflict that was fought …show more content…
The multiple victories of the emporer would endanger the independence of the German princes, while this was happening the Hapsburg power would cause a great concern for the French Bourbon. The new Protestant leader would become King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. In 1630, the Swedish moved into Germany. Later, France and Sweden would sign an alliance, and France had entered the war against the Hapsburgs. The Thirty Years' War had originally begun as a German conflict over some religious issues. The conflict now became a more border European war, fought mainly over political issues, as Catholic France and Protestant Sweden joined forces against the Catholic Hapsburgs. During the early stages of the conflict, the Swedes won several notable victories. Emperor Ferdinand II called on Wallenstein to form a new army. In November 1632, at the Battle of Lutzen, the Swedes defeated Wallenstein, however Gustavus Adolphus was killed during the fight. When Wallenstein entered into a secret negotiation with Sweden and France, he would be assassinated a few days later. The emperor's army decisively defeated the Swedes at Nordlingen in southern Germany. The deaths of both Gustavus Adolphus and Wallenstein, together with the exhaustion of both the Holy Roman emperor and the German Protestant princes, brought an end to the Swedish period of the war. The Treaty of Prague in 1635 strengthened the Hapsburgs and considerably weakened the power of the German