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Walsingham (PRO NETHERLANDS)

Keeps England out of war till 1585
Hawkings and Drake

Passionate, marries Darnley, wears men's clothes

English ally with Netherlands

Leads to the death of Marie Stuart

Married to England!

Charles V splits the empire...

Netherlands dude, gets killed, peeps get mad

In Netherlands

Taxation
Trampling Privelegies
Bishoprics
Imposed Foreigns
Duke of Alba (1567-73)

Rape and pillage motherfuckers!

Utretch - Framework of Dutch state
Arras - Staying loyal to the Spanish crown

Marries Isabelle of Portugal

The declaration of independence!

Tried to ally with Duke of Anjou

Killed

Cuts off english trade to Flanders

Lol, bye spanish army

b/c treaty on nonsuch, and babington plot is found out, marie stuart killed

Peace time!

Battle of Rocroi...

Spain wasn't able to drive forcefully drive out French from Catalonia...ends up with Spanish retaking Barcelona but with provincial authority to the Barcelonians

French encourage unrest
Another thing like Catalonia

Naples peeps get fucked, try to revolt, fail, but again, Spanish power diminishing

Catholic, lol

Frederick gets effed, Protestant Union destroyed

had support of Spain

helps Ferdinard, gets territory

Fred V done, annihilation of Protestanism in Bohemia, 50% land taken from Protestants, German princes imported

1) Christian wants Bremmen, Hamburg, Lubeck
- TRADE b1tch3z
2) Has friends
- getting funds from england and UP
3) Lutheranism
- pick up the mantle of Protestanism

Wallenstein and Tilly!

Refuses to drop religious issue
- P: ahhhh, he's taking my lands
- C: shyt mayne, our political autonomy and lordship over shyt

Political power grab by the Hapsburgs

1) Control all da rivers
2) Crushed invaders

They make him cut army by 2/3 and sent off Wallestein

FRENCH finance Sweden
Saves protestantism in one afternoon!

Imperials get fucked (80% casualities)
Doubles Swedish army
Linear tactics

He is a good king, does that good domestic shit, VERY GOOD general

Invades because does not like the idea of the Hapsburgs building a navy on the Baltic coast. Also, happens to be in the area after the cutting of the army and sending home of Wallestein. Good timing, bro.

Re-ignited the protestants!

First defeat of Spain on the battlefield in a while...lol

This is imporant because...

1) Disintegration of Germany
2) Self determination of religion
3) Recognize the Dutch and the Swiss
4) All important German rivers controlled by foreigners

After this, you have:

1) Weak germany
2) Religious co-existance
3) Weaker hapsburgs

and the real big players are now:

1) France
2) England
3) Dutch (kinda)