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By early modern times, as the French philosopher Voltaire later observed, the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Instead, by the seventeenth century it had become a patchwork of several hundred small, separate states. In theory, these states were ruled by the Holy Roman emperor, who was chosen by seven leading German princes called electors. In practice, the emperor had little power over the many rival princes. This power vacuum contributed to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War. Religion further divided the German states. The north had become largely Protestant, while the south remained Catholic.
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Where did the Thirty Years' War start?
The thirty years' war started in prague
How did the commercial revolution contribute to the start of the thirty years war?
It enabled countries to afford large armies. Apex
Where did the thirty years war end?
mexico
Most of the early battles of the Thirty Years War were won by the?
Most of the first or early battles of the Thirty Years' War were won by the Hapsburgs. France won the war in the end.
The Thirty Years' War was brought to an end by the Peace of Westphalia?
The Thirty Years' War was ended with the treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, part of the wider Peace of Westphalia.
