Term
Causes of the Thirty Years’ War
(Peace of Augsburg/Elector Palatine) |
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Definition
- Peace of Augsburg
- Made religion dependent on the ruler in Germany
- Only for Lutheranism and Catholicism
- Lutherans made incredible gains
- Calvinism had no rights
- States Still became calvinist
- Elector Palatine
- 1/7 to elect the Holy Roman Emperor
- Created a potestant Union
- Negotiated with Dutch, English, and Henery IV of france
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Term
Causes of the Thirty Years’ War
(Split of Germans/ Thirty Years war) |
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Definition
- Germans split into Protestants and Catholics
- Each side was preparing for war
- Catholic league formed by Bavaria
- Protestant league formed by Palatine
- Twelve years truce was ending
- Between Spain and Dutch
- Spanish wanted Dutch traders out of the East Indies
- Dutch refused to move, wanted independence
- Spanish Dutch war was inevitable
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Term
Causes of the Thirty Years' War
(Spanish, Austrian, Holy Roman Emperor)
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Definition
- Spanish wanted to consolidate Hapsburg position in central Europe
- Spanish wanted to enhance accesses to the Netherlands
o Gaining control of territories along the Rhine river/Swiss cantons
§ France disliked this idea
- Austrian Hapsburg began to eradicate Protestantism
o France disliked this
- Holy Roman Emperor wanted to Create Unification in Europe
o The States wanted to be independent |
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