Thirty Years War
What are the 4 phases of the thirty Years war, in order?
Bohemian, Danish, Swedish, and French
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What started this phase?
(Danish Phase)
Danish invade the Holy Roman Empire.
What is the third phase of the thirty years war?
Swedish Phase
What is the Four the phase of the thirty years of war?
French Phase
What event started the wars originally - (Not defenestration)?
It started when Ferdinand tried to force all of the Holy Roman Empire to be Catholic.
Bohemian Phase - What started this Phase?
Defenestration of Prague
Who are three important figures in this phase?
(Danish Phase)
1. Lutheran King Christian the 4th of Denmark - Protestant
2. Johann Tserclaes von Tilly - Catholic - Holy Roman Empire
3. Albrecht von Wallenstein - Catholic - Holy Roman Empire
What started this phase?
(Swedish)
Swedens invasion of the Holy Roman Empire.
What started this phase?
(French Phase)
France attacks and Sweden pays for the war.
When did it start and End?
Start: May 23, 1618
End: 1648
Who are three important figures in this phase?
(Bohemian)
1. Ferdinand the 2nd - Catholic
2. Fredrick the 5th - Protestant
3. Johannes Tserclaes von Tilly - Catholic
Who won?
(Danish Phase)
Tilly and Albrecht win against Danish.
Who are Two important figures in this phase?
(Swedish phase)
1. Gustavus Adolpus - against the Holy Roman Empire
2. French Cardinal Richelieu - Catholic, but fundI got the Protestants - changed the war from religious to political
Who is the one important figure in this phase?
(French Phase)
1. Cardinal Richelieu
What where the four phases and who one each?
1. Bohemian - Catholics
2. Danish - Catholics
3. Swedish - Protestants
4. French - No one
Who won this phase?
(Bohemian)
Johannes Tserclaes von Tilly - Roman Catholic - beat Fredrick the 5th - Protestant - at the Battle of White Mountain.
Roman Catholics won against Protestants
What is the First phase of the thirty years of war?
Bohemian
Who won?
(Swedish Phase)
Battle of Breitenfeld - Catholics defeated by the Artillery of Sweden
Who won?
(French Phase)
No one really wins. The people lose.
What was the most surprising thing you learned about?
40,000 people were tortured and killed for being, and being accused of being witches.
Extra Notes (Bohemian Phase)
The Protestants threw Catholics out of windows which started the war, Tilly and Fredrick fight, the Catholics win so Ferdinand (the emperor) is happy.
What is the Second phase of the thirty years war?
Danish Phase
Extra Notes (Swedish Phase)
Swedish King dies in battle - Sweden decides to “be less involved”
Swedish Swords - French Funds
Extra Notes (French Phase)
War ended with the Peace Treaty of Westphalia - a series of treaties between the parties involved.
Swedish Stacks - French Fists
Who was the most interesting person you learned about?
Cardinal Richelieu, because he was Catholic but he was funding the Protestants.