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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 4125883, member: 77704&quot;]Hungary</p><p>AV Dukat 1633 K-B Kremnitz Mint</p><p>Emperor Ferdinand II 1619-37</p><p>HRE Ferdinand was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1619/ following death of Matthias II.</p><p>In 1618, war broke out between the Catholics and Protestants in Central Europe. Danish/ Swedish armies invaded territories under the Catholic Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand II/ Bavaria/ Catholic German States vs Sweden/ Denmark/ Sachsen/ England. By 1633 the Imperial armies where pushing back the Protestant armies. It looked like the War would end. However, Catholic France under Cardinal Richelieu joined the enemy. Now, it became a stalement. Spain would join on the Catholic side<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The bloody war would finally end in 1648.[ATTACH=full]1069019[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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