Hamburg surrendered to british forces on 3 may 1945, three days after adolf hitlers death. Thirty years war simple english wikipedia, the free. Though it was primarily centered in germany, several other countries became involved in the conflict, including france, spain, and sweden. The thirty years war was fought from 1618 until 1648. From 1618 to 1648 the thirty years war ravaged in the holy roman empire. Sacred german music, german music during the thirty years war, sacred german music in the 1600s, early baroque music in germany, music and the thirty years war. Its atrocities and devastation were a trial run for the world wars of the 20th century, and it left us. Thirty years war 16181648 oberkalbach, hessen, germany.
In fact, almost all of the powerful countries in europe were involved in the war. In some areas in europe, especially in germany, the thirty years war had a devastating impact. Nov 12, 2016 hello and welcome to feature history, featuring religious conflict, tragic war, and a really nifty collaboration with jabzy. See more ideas about thirty years war, war and european history. The war originated with dual crises at the continents centre. The social and economic impact of the thirty years war.
Most of the fighting took place in germany and it suffered the most awful effects of the war. A thirty years war in the middle east the national interest. Thirty years war 16181648 according to the peace of augsburg in 1555, the religion of the prince determined the religion of his subjects. Thirty years war created an ideal environment for the flourishing of the following german music in the late baroque era. The causes were the conflicts between catholics and protestants, the efforts by the various states within the empire to increase their power and the catholic emperors attempt to achieve the religious and political unity of the empire. At the end of the 16th century, most of the german princes and their subjects had converted from catholicism to protestantism, which created problems between them and the holy roman emperor, leading to a. Christian iv, king of denmark and norway 15881648, who led two unsuccessful wars against sweden and brought disaster upon his country by leading it into the thirty years war. Wilson discusses specifically what is meant by the term mercenary in the context of the thirty years war.
Sacred german music in the thirty years war digitalcommons. Its casus belli was the extinction of the direct male line of the house of gonzaga in december 1627. Edict of restitutionoassed eleven years into the thirty years war, this edict was a belated attempt by ferdinand ii to impose and restore the religious and territorial situations reached in the peace of augsburg 1555. Brothers francesco iv 1612, ferdinando 161226 and vincenzo ii 162627, the last three dukes of mantua from the direct line, had all died.
A number of europes leading powers were involved in the thirty years war 16181648, including france, denmark, sweden, and spain. Aug 07, 2010 the thirty years war 161848 isnt exactly a household word, though maybe it should be. A mass grave from the thirty years war was uncovered in germany a few years ago. Although the majority of germany suffered from famine and economic ruin, there were regions that came out of the war relatively unscathed. For instance, in 1621 hamburg had been forced to accept danish sovereignty. Denmarknorways king christian iv had obtained for his kingdom.
Thirty years war 161848, in european history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic. The thirty years war london, 1984, xv, makes the oppositeand more plausibleclaim that wedgwood represents a continuation of the german war approach. The origins of the thirty years war among the major wars of modern european history, the thirty years war stands out not only for its duration but also for its striking impact on the international system in which it took place. The thirty years war was one of the bloodiest events in european history deadlier than the black death and world war ii, in terms of the proportion of the population lost. The thirty years war was a particularly brutal conflict that was the world war of its century. It raged between small fiefdoms of protestants and catholics swirling around the holy roman empire or western rome. This book was first published in 1938 and is still considered the best book on the thirty years war. The thirty years war had complex and diverse origins but religion was perhaps the most important, and religious motivation was an integral part of the political, economic, and dynastic policies that formed and reshaped the course of. Mar 25, 2015 french military involvement in the thirty years war got off to a poor start. The series of protracted religiousdynastic wars that afflicted the holy roman empire and most western european states from 1618 to 1648. The social and economic impact of the thirty years war varied throughout europe. For instance, in 1621, hamburg had been forced to accept danish sovereignty. He died at the battle of lutzen on 6 november 1632, a bloody encounter during the thirty years war.
May 06, 2011 the aforementioned war decimated much of the land which is now germany, how would a lesser war, or a war fought in different parts of europe have an effect on germany. Rohan was abandoned by the swiss rebels and had to withdraw to france. The seven years war 17561763 was a global conflict that spanned five continents, though it was known in america as the french and indian war. Bordeaux the thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. How did berlin, hamburg, and munich had never suffered in the. Very broadly speaking it was a war between protestant and catholic blocs in the holy roman empire an area around what wed call germany today. The thirty years war produced astonishing casualties. May 31, 2017 a mass grave from the thirty years war was uncovered in germany a few years ago. It began as a fight about religion the protestants and catholics. Aug 10, 2016 the thirty years war from 1618 to 1648 produced an amazing amount of casualties. The thirty years war was not taught as a subject when i studied history at school in the uk a great many years ago. The thirty years war, within which the occupation of lorraine was just a short episode, has been cited as a parallel in new discussions of the middle east by a range of foreign policy practitioners, including henry kissinger and the president of the us council on foreign relations, richard haass, academics such as martin van creveld and. In 1648, finally, treaties were signed in munster and osnabruck both in westphalia by agents of the emperor, the german states, sweden, and france as well as between spain and the netherlands.
Below is my top 10 list of games covering the thirty years war. The thirty years war was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the. History of the thirty years war in germany by friedrich schiller. How badly ruined was germany during the thirty years war. France and the thirty years war history learning site. Thirty years of war and their impact on genealogy blog beyond. King gustavus adolphus was a renowned military strategist and charismatic leader. The army of flanders and the spanish road, 15671659. From 164345, during the last years of the thirty years war, sweden and denmark fought the torstenson war. Fighting continued for some yearsfrance and spain did not conclude peace until 1659but the war was at last winding down. The war of the mantuan succession 162831 was a peripheral part of the thirty years war. Before i618, the spanish habsburgs were the central power in a europe where religious differences were crucial. By some measures, the thirty years war was the most brutal conflict in europes history.
The thirty years war was one of the most destructive confrontations on. History of europe history of europe the thirty years war. The result of that conflict and the conclusion of the great european war at the peace of westphalia in 1648 helped establish postwar sweden as a force in europe. The thirty years war boundless world history lumen learning. The city of hamburg has a hanseatic history of trade, autonomy and economic power, but also of hardship and war. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million. Thirty years war recreates this conflict with the award winning game system used in gmts wilderness war, paths of glory, and for the people. Leipzig is thought to have fared better, in particular as the trade route from venice over nuremberg and hamburg to. Hamborg, officially the free and hanseatic city of hamburg german. The thirty years war of 16181648 was one of the most destructive wars in european history. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. Spain and the thirty years war in 1620, following the defeat of frederick v the elector palatine, or prince, from the rhineland who had accepted the crown of bohemia when it was offered to him in 1618 and the bohemians, spanish troops from the netherlands entered the winter. The death of king gustavus adolphus at the battle of lutzen. Eventually major powers entered the war, spain, sweden, dutch forces, germany, saxony, bavaria, and france all poured resources and soldiers into this.
The thirty years war 16181648 remains a defining event in early. I read that it was only the 30 years war which truly ignited german nationalism, as they saw foreign nations just trample over their lands. The thirty years war was one of the deadliest wars in modern history. After the second world war, hamburg formed part of the british zone of occupation. The thirty years war and the conflict for european hegemony 16001660 london, 1966. Europes tragedy is a history of prodigious erudition that manages to corral the byzantine complexity of the thirty years war into a coherent narrative. Central european jewry during the thirty years war jstor. Hello and welcome to feature history, featuring religious conflict, tragic war, and a really nifty collaboration with jabzy. The battle of prague in 1648 became the last action of the thirty years war. Population loss during the thirty years war, fought. It was preceded by a preliminary peace of hamburg in 1941. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe. The men were tortured and killed, the women were raped and than killed, and the children were killed just for pleasure.
Early baroque music in germany, music and the thirty years war. Amazingly, given the disasters to follow in the twentieth century, a larger share of the prereich. The history of hamburg begins with its foundation in the 9th century as a mission settlement to. These are games that meet substantially all of the following criteria. In the case of berlin, we dont talk about its fate during the war because berlin is a new city. The thirty years war was a series of wars between various protestant and. The thirty years war 161848 isnt exactly a household word, though maybe it should be. See more ideas about thirty years war, war and history. He energetically promoted trade and shipping, left a national heritage of fine buildings, and won repute as a plucky.
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