Spain and the Holy Roman Empire fought to maintain Catholic dominance and imperial unity.
The war ended with a series of treaties that fundamentally reshaped the world: thirty-years-war
More people died from typhus and plague—spread by marching armies—than from actual combat. 4. The Turning Point: Gustavus Adolphus Spain and the Holy Roman Empire fought to
It established the "Westphalian System," the idea that a nation has exclusive rights over its own territory and domestic affairs (including religion). thirty-years-war
