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Germany in 1631

Historical records for Germany in 1631, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
3Named people
1Places
1Categories

Historical records

September

17 September 1631Battle of Breitenfeld, 1stJohn George I

Breitenfeld · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Troops are routed while fighting for the Protestant alliance

17 September 1631Battle of Breitenfeld, 1stAlbrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Breitenfeld · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Swedes defeat the Imperial forces under Tilly. Emperor Ferdinand is forced to recall Wallenstein

Other Events

1631Alliance Forced to drop neutrality and and SwedenGeorge William

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Forced to drop neutrality & ally with Sweden

1631Alliance George William and Protestants by Gustav II AdolphusGeorge William

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Forced to join the Protestants by Gustav II Adolphus

1631Alliance John George I and Gustav II AdolphusJohn George I

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Joins the Protestant alliance with Gustav II Adolphus

1631NeutralityGeorge William

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Forced to drop neutrality & ally with Sweden

Names involved

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von WallensteinGeorge WilliamJohn George I

Places involved

Breitenfeld

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.