Summarize the wars of religion in the countries we have talked about.
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Summarize the wars of religion in the countries we have talked about.
Thirty Years’ War
•Most important of 17th cent.!
•Due to failure of Peace of Augsburg in HRE
4 Phases1. Bohemian Phase 2. Danish Phase
4. French Phase 3. Swedish Phase
•Break into 4 groups•Move from station to station•Read primary source •Fill in the chart with a summary of
the source, key points, and any key people
•As a class we’ll go over it
•Bohemian Phase •Defenestration of
Prague - 2 HRE officials thrown out a window
•HRE placed restrictions on Protestantism, so Prot. forces fought back
•Defeated, drives Protestantism out
•Danish Phase - •Albrecht von
Wallenstein - invades northern Germany, wins against Prots.
•Edict of Restitution - Church territory that was secularized goes back to state
•Swedish Phase •Gustavus Adolphus
- King of Sweden - moves Catholics back to Bohemia•HRE annuls Edict
of Restitution•Swedish army
defeated (1634) - France fears Catholic resurgence
•French Phase•Cardinal Richelieu
- allied france with Protestant forces to defeat HRE
•His policies reflect diplomatic concerns practically -- What type of leader is he?
•Treaty of Westphalia -•Renews peace of Augsburg - adds
Calvinism•Guarantees Germany remains
divided•Hapsburgs are weakened, France,
Sweden, Prussia get power•Dissolution of HRE official
(Netherlands, Switzerland gone)
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/westphal.asp