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Battle of the White Mountain 1620

Catholic forces crush the Bohemian Protestant estates, deciding the first phase of the Thirty Years' War.

Map showing the location of Battle of the White MountainWhite Mountain
Border map for 1600. See Europe in 1600.

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Key facts

Date1620
TypeBattle
Location50.08° N, 14.32° E
Nearest city on the mapPrague (about 7 km)
Territory of (map of 1600)Holy Roman Empire

Rulers in 1620

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyFerdinand II1619–1637
FranceLouis XIII1610–1643
England / UKJames I1603–1625
SpainPhilip III1598–1621
Rus' / RussiaMikhail Romanov1613–1645

Europe around 1620

YearEventWhere
1618Defenestration of Prague; Thirty Years' War beginsPrague

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