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| Defenestration of Prague | May 23, 1618; a crowd of protesters petition representatives of the royal government of Bohemia in Prague. Protesters throw two men out the window. |
| Huguenots | French Protestant |
| Catherine de Medici | Wife of King Henry II of France |
| St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre | August 24, 1572. Catholic assassins hunted down and murdered Huguenots. For six days, Catholic mobs stalked the streets of Paris, killing about 2,000 Protestants |
| Politiques | A group of moderate Catholics who had grown tired of the bloodshed were attempting to create peaceful relations with the Huguenots. They wanted religious toleration in France |
| French Catholic League | A French organization that was founded by a group known as the “fanatics”. These die hard Catholics refused to rest until Protestants had been completely driven out of France |
| Henry of Navarre (IV) | King of France in the late-1500's. He issued the Edict of Nantes |
| War of the 3 Henrys | Civil war in France; men fought over control of the throne |
| Edict of Nantes | Declared Catholicism to be the official religion of France, but granted Protestants the right to worship |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Served as the advisor to King Louis XIII of France |
| Thirty Year’s War | 1618-1648; major military conflict caused by religious conflict and dynastic rivalries |
| Holy Roman Empire | a loose confederation of states in central and northern Europe |
| Emperor Ferdinand II | Holy Roman Emperor during the Thirty Years’ War |
| Albert Wallenstein | military man who led the Catholic army during the Thirty Years’ War |
| Frederick, the Elector of Palatinate | led the Protestant forces during the Thirty Years’ War |
| Gustavus Adolphus | King of Sweden who was known as the “Lion of the North” |
| Treaty of Westphalia | Peace treaty signed at the end of the Thirty Years’ War |
