Who fought in the Thirty Years War?

Question

Which of the following(s) fought in the Thirty Years War?
Spain, Russia, The Netherlands, England, Prussia, Italy, France, Austria, USA?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

it was basically a fight between Protestants and Catholicis; everyone went to the future Germany to fight.

For the Protestants, you had England, Netherlands, Sweden and Bohemia; while on the Catholic side, you had Austria-Hungary, France, and probably Spain. I forget the exact list; but it was basically four wars of 7-8 years each; when one set of combantants tired, two more tag-teamed in.

Answer 3

The Thirty Years War is one of the great conflicts of early modern European history.

The Thirty Years War consisted of a series of declared and undeclared wars which raged through the years 1618-1648 throughout central Europe.

During the Thirty Years War the opponents were, on the one hand, the House of Austria: the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III together with their Spanish cousin Philip IV.

During the long course of the Thirty Years War the Habsburgs were opposed by various international opponents of House of Austria: the Danish, Dutch and, above all, France and Sweden.

In addition to its international dimensions the Thirty Years War was a German civil war. The principalities which made up Germany took up arms for or against the Habsburgs or, most commonly, both at different times during the war’s 30 years.

The Thirty Years War was also, at least in part, a religious war among Catholics, Lutherans and Calvinists. Ferdinand II and, to a lesser degree, his primary ally Maximillian I represented the re-Catholicizing zeal of the Jesuit Counter-reformation, while Frederick V of the Palatinate represented the equally militant forces of Calvinism.

The series of conflicts, military and political, which make up the Thirty Years War are highly complex.

Background to the Thirty Years War
Under the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 Lutheranism had been given official recognition in the Holy Roman Empire. Lands of the Roman church which had previously been taken by secular powers were retained by them. German rulers could also impose their religion on their subjects.

However, the Peace did not provide a permanent framework for religious settlement in Germany. A number of rulers became Calvinists and thus at least arguably outside the pale of the Peace. Protestants continued to take over Catholic properties, particularly in North Germany. The Catholics commanded a majority in most of the organs of government; the Protestants came to distrust these bodies and the machinery of government began to break down.

The Catholics and Protestants formed armed alliances to preserve their rights: the Catholic League under Maximilian I of Bavaria and the Protestant Union under Frederick V of the Palatinate.

Meanwhile, in Bohemia, Moravia and Austria dissension between the Habsburgs had enabled the local elites to extort religious freedom from their rulers. The Habsburgs gradually began to chip away at these concessions.

The Bohemian Phase of the Thirty Years War
This phase of the Thirty Years War encompassed the years 1618 through 1621.

Faced with increasing pressure from the Habsburgs, the Bohemians rose in revolt. They deposed the Habsburgs and crowned Frederick V of the Palatinate as their King.

Initially, the revolt seemed destined for success. However, Ferdinand II struck back, subsidized by his Spanish relatives and in alliance with the Catholic League and with Lutheran Saxony. The Bohemians were utterly defeated near Prague at the White Mountain.

Simultaneously the Spanish had invaded and conquered the Lower Palatinate, Frederick’s territories on the Rhine. This enabled the Spanish to secure the land route from their territories in Northern Italy to their lands in modern-day Belgium.

Answer 4

Thirty Years' War Home Page
The Thirty Years' War had its roots in the ongoing religious struggle between ... and Catholic fought with equal enthusiasm in the defence of Christendom. ...www.strategos.demon.co.uk/tywhome/index.htm

Answer 5

spain, austria, france, germany, sweden umm it lasted forever, there was the bohemian phase, there was the dutch phase, the swedish phase,and then the french/international phase. for ap euro though we only had to know the effects that it left wich was like desroying germany and leaving it fragmented under 300 different princes, killing its agriculture, leading to serfdom again, umm like it was awful.

Answer 6

Form what I remember the French Revolution

Answer 7

austria

Answer 8

http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=224034
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_years_war
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