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Central European
Monarchs Clash
Mr. Green
Who Will Be Involved?
Germanic States, Sweden, and France vs. Spain, Austria, and Holy Roman Empire
Where are they located? Open Book to page 170 please.
Thirty Years’ War
Conflict over religion and territory and for power among European ruling families
Began when Ferdinand II (ruler of Bohemia and in Hapsburg Family) closed Protestant churches. Several German Protestant princes challenged their Catholic emperor
Thirty Year’s War
War lasted from 1618-1648
Two Religions involved were Protestants and Catholics
War divided into two main phases: Hapsburg Triumphs and Defeats
Hapsburg Triumphs
Led by Protestant Princes from Austria and Spain
Ferdinand II paid soldiers by allowing them to plunder, or rob, German villages
Hapsburg Defeats
Cardinal Richelieu (Leader before King Louis XIV) helped push back the Hapsburg Army out of Germany
He sent troops because he did not want other rulers to be as powerful as France
Peace of Westphalia
Ended the War and introduced a new peace negotiation whereby all participants meet to settle disputes and terms of peace
This is the first motion of modern politics and marked a beginning of a modern state system
Maria Theresa
She ruled the Austrian Empire and belonged to the Hapsburg Family
Her effect on nobility was that she decreased their power and limited the amount of labor nobles could force peasants to do
Frederick The Great
He ruled Prussia
He felt that a ruler should treat his people like a father figure
Seven Years’ War
When Frederick attacked Saxony, an ally of Austria, every European power became involved. First time Russia is involved
France got involved to preserve colonies
The British became the real victors because they gained economic domination of India