Germany - Historical Setting - Library of Congress Country Study

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Germany: Historical Setting

Library of Congress Country Study

This document is a portion of a larger work on the country of Germany
produced by the Library of Congress
edited by Eric Solsten
from research completed in August 1995

About this History

The documents here constitute only a portion of "Chapter 1: A Historical Setting," covering Germany from its earliest history into the 17th century. For the rest of the chapter, visit the Library of Congress Country Studies home page:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Historical Setting

Early History

Medieval Germany: The Merovingian Dynasty, ca. 500-751; The Carolingian Dynasty, 752-911; The Saxon Dynasty, 919-1024; The Salian Dynasty, 1024-1125; The Hohenstaufen Dynasty, 1138-1254; The Empire under the Early Habsburgs

The Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther; Resistance to Lutheranism; The Peace of Augsburg

The Thirty Years' War, 1618-48: The Counter-Reformation and Religious Tensions; Military Campaigns; The Peace of Westphalia

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