Polymarchos t1_itv7mq5 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:34 PM

Reply to comment by TheRed_Knight 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_

Calling the 30-Years war a Religious War is somewhat of a simplification. The sides didn't follow religious lines. It was more of a war against the power of the Emperor, and his ability to rule over those territories not part of his immediate demesne.