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PrivateVasili t1_itv5noa wrote

Reply to comment by MurderDoneRight in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

When your family rules some of the largest/most important nations in Europe (Holy Roman Empire, later Austria, Spain and all of their various holdings over the years including most of Central Europe, the Netherlands, etc.) its not suspicious to be involved in all of the major wars, its expected.

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MurderDoneRight t1_itv6c4l wrote

Yeah. But also, their mental health weren't the best. It's not a stretch to think without them the world would have been better off.

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