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1 Counter-Reformation
A process by which the KBhHIST201HolyRomanEmpire1500s attempted to revive Catholic universality and stamp out Protestantism
1.1 Thirty Years' War
1618 - … 30 years later?
- Danish and Swedish armies cut into Germany
- French army joined in too
- Devistated central Europe + lost Germany a theird of its population
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1.2 Inspiring Raison de' Etat
30 Years' War => The reason why deRichlieu instituted Raison d'etat.
- France was surrounded by HRE
- All others loyal to HRE
- Hence, the Cardinal disregarded the fact that he is the Cardinal, and instituted this idea => State > Religion to team up + fight
Sided with the Protestants
Had the Habsburg emperors played according to the same rules or understood the emerging world of raison d'etat, they would have seen how well placed they were to achieve what Richelieu feared most-the pre-eminence of Austria and the emergence of the Holy Roman Empire as the dominant power on the Continent – KBhHIST201Kissinger