Spanish provinces

1618 and 1648 conficts between Caholics and Protestants un the Holy Roman Empire, it gradually developed into a more general conflict among the great powers in Europe for European political domination, phases:-Protestant uprising in Bohemia,protestant nobles expelled catholics and appointed a protestant King(fer2).-Two sides were formed:support of the German Cartholics, king of Spain and Portugal, the protestants formed an alliance with Germany, but they were defeated.-The intervention of Denmark:To prevent a catholic victory, the lutheran king of Denmark, supported by England. At the same time, the united provinces resumed their fight against spain, protestant were defeated and signed Surrender of Breda.-Swedish participation: after this defeated the German Carholics take the protestant's possesions, a peacy treatry was signed, religious peesecution would be stopped, Protestant property would returned and Sweeden would gain more power in te area.-France joined the conflict:after the surrendor of breda, spain and the holy roman empire became much more powerful, this preoccupied france, although it was a catholic state, it formed an alliance with the protestants against the catholic side, the french army defeated the spanish troops at the Battle of Rocroi, signed peace of westphalia.-Spanish Monarchy:lost their dominance over Europe, the independence of the northern Low Countries was recogised.-Sovereignity of German states was recognised, religious tolerance and limits.-Sweedem became the dominant state on the baltic coast.-France obtained territories in the HRE and became the leading power in Europe.

1618 and 1648 conficts between Caholics and Protestants un the Holy Roman Empire, it gradually developed into a more general conflict among the great powers in Europe for European political domination, phases:-Protestant uprising in Bohemia,protestant nobles expelled catholics and appointed a protestant King(fer2).-Two sides were formed:support of the German Cartholics, king of Spain and Portugal, the protestants formed an alliance with Germany, but they were defeated.-The intervention of Denmark:To prevent a catholic victory, the lutheran king of Denmark, supported by England. At the same time, the united provinces resumed their fight against spain, protestant were defeated and signed Surrender of Breda.-Swedish participation: after this defeated the German Carholics take the protestant's possesions, a peacy treatry was signed, religious peesecution would be stopped, Protestant property would returned and Sweeden would gain more power in te area.-France joined the conflict:after the surrendor of breda, spain and the holy roman empire became much more powerful, this preoccupied france, although it was a catholic state, it formed an alliance with the protestants against the catholic side, the french army defeated the spanish troops at the Battle of Rocroi, signed peace of westphalia.-Spanish Monarchy:lost their dominance over Europe, the independence of the northern Low Countries was recogised.-Sovereignity of German states was recognised, religious tolerance and limits.-Sweedem became the dominant state on the baltic coast.-France obtained territories in the HRE and became the leading power in Europe.