German theatre of the Thirty Years' War

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The German theatre of the Thirty Years' War was the central and most devastated region of the conflict, where numerous campaigns and battles between the Holy Roman Empire, various German states, and foreign powers unfolded across the German lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region of conflict ⓘ
theatre of war ⓘ
beganWith Bohemian Revolt ⓘ
characterizedBy large-scale mercenary warfare ⓘ
religious and dynastic conflict ⓘ
widespread devastation of German lands ⓘ
endedWith Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
historicalSignificance central and most devastated theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
includedBattle Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ
Battle of Jankau ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) ⓘ
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) ⓘ
Battle of Rocroi ⓘ
Battle of White Mountain ⓘ
includedCampaign Bohemian phase ⓘ
Danish intervention ⓘ
Franco-Swedish phase ⓘ
Palatinate campaign ⓘ
Swedish intervention ⓘ
includedRegion Bavaria ⓘ
Bohemia ⓘ
Brandenburg ⓘ
Franconia ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ
linked to: Kurhessen

Lower Saxony ⓘ
Pomerania ⓘ
Rhine valley ⓘ
linked to: Rhine Valley

Saxony ⓘ
Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Swabia

Upper Palatinate ⓘ
includedSiege Siege of Breisach ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Brisach

Siege of Magdeburg (1631) ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Magdeburg
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
mainAreaOfOperationsFor Dutch Republic forces ⓘ
French Kingdom forces ⓘ
linked to: French forces

Holy Roman Empire forces ⓘ
Spanish Monarchy forces ⓘ
Swedish Empire forces ⓘ
various German principalities ⓘ
partOf Thirty Years' War ⓘ
primaryBelligerent Catholic League (German) states ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Protestant Union states ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Union

Spanish Empire ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
resultedIn economic collapse in many German regions ⓘ
massive civilian casualties in German territories ⓘ
timePeriod 1618–1648 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648) → theatre → German theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
Battle of Nördlingen (1645) → theatre → German theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
Battle of Jankau → theatre → Bohemian theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
linked to: German theatre of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Lützen (1632) → theatre → Central European theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Lützen
linked to: German theatre of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Wolgast (1630s operations) → theatreOfWar → Pomeranian theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
linked to: German theatre of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Zusmarshausen → theatre → European theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
linked to: German theatre of the Thirty Years' War
Swedish campaign in Franconia → militaryTheater → German theater of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
linked to: German theatre of the Thirty Years' War