European wars of religion
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The European wars of religion were a series of interconnected 16th- and 17th-century conflicts across Europe driven largely by the clash between Protestant and Catholic powers, reshaping the continent’s political and religious landscape.
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Target entity: European wars of religion Context triple: [Eighty Years' War, partOf, European wars of religion]
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French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a series of brutal 16th-century civil conflicts in France primarily fought between Catholics and Huguenots, deeply shaping the country’s political and religious landscape.
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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Reformation
The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.
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Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: European wars of religion Target entity description: The European wars of religion were a series of interconnected 16th- and 17th-century conflicts across Europe driven largely by the clash between Protestant and Catholic powers, reshaping the continent’s political and religious landscape.
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A.
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a series of brutal 16th-century civil conflicts in France primarily fought between Catholics and Huguenots, deeply shaping the country’s political and religious landscape.
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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Reformation
The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.
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Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
early modern European history event
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religious conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ |
| describedBySource | early modern European historiography ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
development of ideas about religious toleration
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growth of confessional states ⓘ increased migration of religious minorities ⓘ institutionalization of the principle cuius regio, eius religio in parts of Europe ⓘ long-term confessional divisions within Europe ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Europe ⓘ |
| hasMainCause |
Counter-Reformation
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Reformation ⓘ religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
gradual acceptance of religious pluralism in Europe
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redrawing of political boundaries in Europe ⓘ rise of state sovereignty over religion in many territories ⓘ significant demographic losses in central Europe ⓘ strengthening of some centralized monarchies ⓘ weakening of universal Catholic political authority in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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Cologne War ⓘ Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Revolt
Eighty Years' War ⓘ French Wars of Religion ⓘ French civil wars between Catholics and Huguenots ⓘ Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
surface form:
French–Spanish War (1635–1659)
Peasants’ War ⓘ
surface form:
German Peasants' War
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
surface form:
Huguenot rebellions
Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ Schmalkaldic War ⓘ Second Schmalkaldic War ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ War of the Jülich Succession ⓘ Second War of Kappel ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Kappel
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Mennonites
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surface form:
Anabaptist groups
Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Calvinist states
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Huguenots ⓘ Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Sweden
German states ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran states
Papal States ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Protestant Union ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederacy
various German principalities ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Anglican Communion
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Calvinism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
Defenestration of Prague (1618)
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Edict of Nantes ⓘ Peace of Augsburg ⓘ Peace of Westphalia ⓘ revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1520s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: European wars of religion Description of subject: The European wars of religion were a series of interconnected 16th- and 17th-century conflicts across Europe driven largely by the clash between Protestant and Catholic powers, reshaping the continent’s political and religious landscape.
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