Capital Cities
This is the capital of France.
What is Paris?
This event sparked the 30 Years War.
What is the Defenestration of Prague?
Lively; gay; full of spirirt; airy; hence, fickle; apt to change.
What is volatile?
This woman served as regent for several kings of France during her lifetime, all of whom were her sons.
Who is Catherine d'Medici? / Who is the Serpent Queen?
This event, occurring in France, resulted in the deaths of over 20,000 Protestants.
What is the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
This is the capital of England.
What is London?
This leader commanded the Protestant forces during the Bohemian phase of the 30 Years War.
Who is Frederick the V?
To throw out a window.
What is Defenestration?
This person was a king of Spain who was unable to eat from severe inbreeding intended to keep the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs closely tied to one another.
Who is Charles I?
The defeat of this in 1588 signaled the end of Spain's control of the seas and their declining power.
What is the Spanish Armada?
This is the capital of Ireland.
What is Dublin?
This Denmark leader fights in the war when he begins to fear that the HRE wants to expand.
Who is Christian the IV?
What is Magnanimous?
This person was the organizer and leader of the Catholic League until he was dismissed by the Holy Roman Emperor for expanding his land.
Who is Maximilian I?
This revolt was triggered largely due to Phillip II bringing the inquisition to their country.
What is the Dutch Revolt?
This is the capital of Spain.
What is Madrid?
This important battle was a complete and utter defeat for the protestants causing Frederick to flee back to the Netherlands.
What is the Battle of White Mountain?
Used to describe a sacred place or monument.
What is hallowed?
This son of Catherine Medici was convinced that the Protestants in his city were there to assassinate him.
Who is Charles the IX?
This is the Dutch name for "The Council of Troubles".
What is "The council of Blood"?
Name the two capitals of The Holy Roman Empire.
What are Frankfurt and Berlin?
These three groups represented the catholic side of the Thirty Years War.
Who are:
1. The Spanish Habsburgs
2. The Catholic HRE (Ferdinand II)
3. Bavaria
This word means to unite two or more things into a single thing.
What is amalgamate?
This person led the Catholic League organized by Maximilian I at the beginning of the Thirty Years War.
Who is Johannes von Tilly?
This event in 1576 declared an "internal regional sovereignty for matters of religion in the Netherlands".
What is the Pacification of Ghent?