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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

Minor edits made by Melissa Snell

 
 

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/

 

Contents

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

Bibliography

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