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The revolt of Bohemia:
• The election of Fernando II Catholic nobility put in a situation bohemian rebellion
• The Bohemians elected Frederick V of the Palatinate as new king
• Martinitz FernandoII remote and representatives Slavata as Hradcany Castle in Praga.Los Calvinists were kidnapped and thrown through a window of the palace
The Danish intervention:
• It began when Christian IV ofDenmark feared that Denmark was threatened which helped the Germans to make an army against the Holy Roman Empire
• Christian IV had taken ample advantage of his policies in northern Germany (Hamburghad been forced to accept the Danish protectorate in 1621, and in 1623 the heir of Denmark was appointed bishop of Bremen-Verden). Christian IV had acquitted himself really well as an administratorand had succeeded to his kingdom a level of stability and wealth had not been equaled anywhere in Europe. It had also benefited from the economic contributions of customs in the Skagerrak and theextensive war reparations paid by Sweden. The only country in Europe with a comparably strong financial position was, ironically, Bavaria. It also helped that the French regent, Cardinal Richelieu, waseager to promote and fund a Danish raid in Germany. Cristián front invaded with an army of 20,000 mercenaries, paid almost entirely with his personal fortune.
The Swedish intervention:
• The courtof Ferdinand II believed that Wallenstein wanted to gain power in Germany. Ferdinand II dismissed him in 1630
• Gustavus Adolphus, like Christian IV had done previously, came to the aid of GermanLutherans to prevent possible aggression Catholic to his country and to obtain economic influence in the German states located around the Baltic Sea. Also, as a Christian IV, Gustavus Adolphus wassupported by Richelieu, prime minister to King Louis XIII of France, and the United Provinces. From 1630-1634 pushed back Catholic forces and regained much of the occupied Protestant lands, taking...
• The election of Fernando II Catholic nobility put in a situation bohemian rebellion
• The Bohemians elected Frederick V of the Palatinate as new king
• Martinitz FernandoII remote and representatives Slavata as Hradcany Castle in Praga.Los Calvinists were kidnapped and thrown through a window of the palace
The Danish intervention:
• It began when Christian IV ofDenmark feared that Denmark was threatened which helped the Germans to make an army against the Holy Roman Empire
• Christian IV had taken ample advantage of his policies in northern Germany (Hamburghad been forced to accept the Danish protectorate in 1621, and in 1623 the heir of Denmark was appointed bishop of Bremen-Verden). Christian IV had acquitted himself really well as an administratorand had succeeded to his kingdom a level of stability and wealth had not been equaled anywhere in Europe. It had also benefited from the economic contributions of customs in the Skagerrak and theextensive war reparations paid by Sweden. The only country in Europe with a comparably strong financial position was, ironically, Bavaria. It also helped that the French regent, Cardinal Richelieu, waseager to promote and fund a Danish raid in Germany. Cristián front invaded with an army of 20,000 mercenaries, paid almost entirely with his personal fortune.
The Swedish intervention:
• The courtof Ferdinand II believed that Wallenstein wanted to gain power in Germany. Ferdinand II dismissed him in 1630
• Gustavus Adolphus, like Christian IV had done previously, came to the aid of GermanLutherans to prevent possible aggression Catholic to his country and to obtain economic influence in the German states located around the Baltic Sea. Also, as a Christian IV, Gustavus Adolphus wassupported by Richelieu, prime minister to King Louis XIII of France, and the United Provinces. From 1630-1634 pushed back Catholic forces and regained much of the occupied Protestant lands, taking...
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