Europe 1598-1715

affairs aggrandisement alliance allies ambition army attack Baltic battle Bavaria became Bohemia Brandenburg Catholic Charles Christian Christian of Anhalt Church Colbert command Condé conquest court Crown danger Danube death defeat Denmark dominions duchy duke Dutch east Prussia Edict Edict of Restitution Edition Elector Elector Palatine Emperor Empire enemy England English Europe European favour Ferdinand force foreign fortresses France Frederick William French frontier Germany Gustavus hands Henry History House of Austria Huguenots Hungary imperialists interests Italy John king lands League Louis XIV Lutheran Mansfeld marched Marlborough Maximilian Mazarin ment military minister monarchy negotiations Netherlands nobles once organisation Oxenstjerna Palatine Paris Parlement Partition Treaty party peace peace of Westphalia Philip Poland political Pope prince Protestant Protestantism recognised religion religious revolution Rhine Richelieu Russia Savoy Saxony secure Spain Spanish success supremacy Sweden Swedish Tallard Tilly tion troops Turenne Turks United Provinces victory Vienna vols Wallenstein