"The Thirty Years' War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of today's Germany, and involved most of the major European continental powers. Although it was from the outset a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics, the rivalry between the Habsburg dynasty and other powers was also a central motive, as shown by the fact that Catholic France even supported the Protestant side, increasing France-Habsburg rivalry.
The impact of the Thirty Years' War and related episodes of famine and disease was devastating. The war may have lasted for 30 years, but the conflicts that triggered it continued unresolved for a much longer time. The war ended with the Treaty of Westphalia.
Map of Europe in 1648. The grey area represents small German states within the Holy Roman Empire.
Date1618 – 1648
LocationEurope (primarily Germany)
ResultPeace of Westphalia
Combatants
Sweden
Bohemia
Denmark-Norway
Dutch Republic
France
Scotland
England
Saxony Holy Roman Empire
versus
(Catholic League)
Spain
Portugal
Austria
Bavaria
Ireland
Frederick V
Gustav II Adolf †
Johan Baner
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Mazarin
Louis II de Bourbon
Turenne
Christian IV of Denmark
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Johann Georg I of Saxony
versus
Johann Tzerclaes, count of Tilly †
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Ferdinand II
Ferdinand III
Count-Duke Olivares
Maximilian I
Strength
~475.000,
150.000 Swedes,
75,000 Dutch,
~100,000 Germans,
150,000 French
versus
~450,000,
300,000 Spanish,
~100-200,000 Germans
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