Thirty Years' War

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• Thirty Years War — • Though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Thirty Years' War — Thirty Years War, the a European war fought mainly in Germany between 1618 and 1648. It led to the Habsburgs and the Holy Roman Empire losing power in Europe …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Thirty Years' War — n. a series of European wars (1618 48) on political and religious issues, fought orig. between German Catholics and German Protestants, but later involving the Swedish, French, and Spanish …   English World dictionary

• Thirty Years' War — For other uses, see Thirty Years War (disambiguation). 30 Years War Les Grandes Misères de …   Wikipedia

• Thirty Years' War — the war, often regarded as a series of wars (1618 48), in central Europe, initially involving a conflict between German Protestants and Catholics and later including political rivalries with France, Sweden, and Denmark opposing the Holy Roman… …   Universalium

• Thirty Years' War —    The Thirty Years War was a religious political conflict that began in 1618 and ended in 1648 with the Treaty of Westphalia. its causes were essentially the antagonism between Protestants and Catholics and the unrest that developed in Europe… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Thirty Years’ War — (1618–1648)    Though a conflict of vast scale throughout the European continent, the focus of the Thirty Years’ War was on issues peculiar to the Habsburg lands and Germany, where the Habsburgs acted as emperors. The Reformation had brought… …   Historical dictionary of Austria

• Thirty Years' War and Norway — The Thirty Years War was a large conflict in early modern European history. The Thirty Years War consisted of a series of declared and undeclared wars based on religious and economic objectives which raged through the years 1618 1648 throughout… …   Wikipedia

• THIRTY YEARS' WAR —    the name given to a series of wars arising out of one another in Germany during 1618 48; was first a war of Catholics against Protestants, but in its later stages developed into a struggle for supremacy in Europe. On the Catholic side were… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Thirty Years' War — noun a series of conflicts (1618 1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain • Instance Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare • Part Meronyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Thirty Years War —     The Thirty Years War     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War     The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …   Catholic encyclopedia