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The Thirty Years’ War — The European conflict from 1618 to 1648, which France entered openly in 1635
A war born of a religious quarrel in the Empire and become a struggle for supremacy in Europe. France first supported the Habsburgs’ adversaries with subsidies, then entered it herself, a Catholic power alongside Protestant princes. (Editorial synthesis)
The Thirty Years’ War began in 1618. (source: Larousse)
The Thirty Years’ War ended in 1648. (source: Larousse)
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