Definition that contains thirty years' war
- gustavus king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- lutzen a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed
- rocroi a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
- battle of rocroi a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
- gustavus adolphus king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- wallenstein Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
- ferdinand iii Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657)
- gustavus ii king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- albrecht eusebius wenzel von wallenstein Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
- frederick william the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)