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Even the pope rooting for the protestant side despite his nominal allegiance, due to Habsburg encroaching on Italy from both Spain and Austria. At least accord
by usrusr 2y ago
Even the pope rooting for the protestant side despite his nominal allegiance, due to Habsburg encroaching on Italy from both Spain and Austria.
At least according to Schiller, who might have enjoyed pointing out Catholic inconsistencies a little too much.
- bandrami 2y agoWedgewood and Wilson (Wilson's 30 years war book is absolutely amazing, if you haven't read it) agree, though they both spend an entire chapter warning you that Schiller is excellent literature and absolutely irresponsible history.
- bandrami 2y agoBut then weirdly the Ottoman Sultan was kind of low-key supporting the Habsburgs because his more immediate concern was Bethlen Gabor and if Vienna didn't have to worry about the Ottomans it would have a greater force-in-readiness to deter Bethlen. It's just such a fascinating time with so much of the modern world being laid down by people who were only thinking about immediate concerns.