Or Pages 497-502 and BL Pages 140-149
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Transcript of Or Pages 497-502 and BL Pages 140-149
Thirty Year's WarWar about religious issues in the Holy Roman Empire that led to a large part of Germany's decline
Protestant UnionLutheran Princes in the Holy Roman Empire formed this in the Thirty Year's War
Catholic LeagueCatholic Princes in the Holy Roman Empire retaliated with this
BohemiaRegion of the HRE that the war first erupted in
Ferdinand of SyriaCatholic king of Bohemia who closed some Protestant Churches
Defenestration of PragueProtestants hurled two of Ferdinand's officials from a castle window in Prague, started the Thirty Year's War
Bohemian PhasePhase of the war in which Bohemia gets turned completely Catholic
Battle of the White MountainFrederick defeated by Catholic forces in Bohemia
Danish PhasePhase of the war where Albert of Wallenstein wins battles for Catholicism
Albert of WallensteinUsed his vast riches to make an army loyal only to himself, quarreled with the Catholic League about power, caused its split
Edict of RestitutionAll Catholic properties lost to Protestantism since 1552 were to be restred and only Catholics and Lutherans were allowed to practice their faiths
Swedish PhasePhase in which Gustavus Adolphus supported Protestants in the HRE
Gustavus AdolphusSwedish king who supported oppressed Protestants
RichelieuChief minister of France during the Thirty Year's War, funded the Swedes to weaken the Habsburg power
Battle of NordlingenDefeat of the Swedes, meant that the French entered the war on the side of the Protestants
Peace of WestphaliaTreaty that ended conflicts fought over religious faiths , recognized independent authority of more than 300 German princes
BavariaProvince of the HRE that organized the Catholic League
Twelve Year's TruceTreaty between Spain and the Dutch expiring in 1621
Christian IV of DenmarkThe reason the Danish Phase of the war started
OxenstiernaChancellor of Gustavus Adolphus who took over the Swedes' cause after he was killed
Bernard of Saxe WeimarGerman princeling hired by Richelieu to maintain an army of Germans in French service
StaatensystemSystem of sovereign states that was promoted by the Thirty Year's War and the Peace of Westphalia