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The 30 years war - Coggle Diagram
The 30 years war
Main phases of the war
Protestant uprising in Bohemia
A group of protestant nobles expelled the Catholics
And appointed a protestan king
The king of the Holy Roman Empire fought against them
2 sides were formed
The Emperor had the support of
German Catholics
King of Spain
Portugal
Protestants formed an alliance with Germany
They were defeated
Intervention of Denmark
To prevent Catholic victory Lutheran King of Denrmark intervened
With the support of England
United provinces resumed their fight against Spain
Protestants were defeated and signed Surrender of Breda in 1626
Swedish participation
After the defeat German Catholics seized the opportunity
To take the protestants possessions
King of Sweden came to their aid
Creating a greater balance of military power
A peace treatment was signed
France joined the conflict
After surrender of Breda
Holy Roman Empire
Spain
Became more powerful
These preoccupied France
Although it was a Catholic state
It formed an alliance with the Protestants
Against Catholic side
In 1643 France defeated Spain in the Battle of Rocroi
Main consequences of the treatment of Peace of Westphalia
The sovereignty of the German states was recognised
Sweden became the dominant state in the Baltic Coast
Spanish Monarchy lost their domination over Europe
France obtained territories in the Holy Roman Empire
Became leading power in Europe
England & Parliament system
The English King Charles l was absolutist monarch
As he needed to raise money
He summoned parliament to increase taxes
Parliament demanded restrictions to the Kings power
A civil war broke up between 1642 and 1648
Between
Kings
Suporters
Pariaments
Parliament was victorious
King was executed
England became Republic
Its leader was Oliver Cromwell
That became a dictator years later
Monarchy was reinstated in 1660
English parliament had 2 groups
The House of Lords
Representing the Nobility
The House of Commons
Representing the bourgeoisie
Freedom of the press was respected
And positions were allocated trough a voting system
It wasn't a democratic system
Only rich bourgeoisie and Nobility could participate
Took place between 1618 and 1648
Was caused because of the conflicts between
Catholics
In the Holy Roman Empire
Protestants
Generated a conflict between great powers in Europe
European political domination
*France and Absolutism is in the Preszi
