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How did Swedish and French diplomatic relations affect the Thirty-Years War?
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How did Swedish and French diplomatic relations affect the Thirty-Years War? Extended Essay in History By Johan Oxenstierna: Candidate Number D 0198 032 Words: 3990 Contents Page Pg. Introduction..............................................................................3 Historical background..................................................................4 Analysis and discussion................................................................5 Conclusion..............................................................................10 Bibliography............................................................................11 Illustrations..............................................................................12 1. Introduction The Thirty-Years War is a very complicated matter: It was spread out all over Europe, it lasted a whole 30 years (1618-1648) and there are countless matters which affected the final outcome of the war. This essay will focus on how the war was affected by the cooperation between two countries involved, Sweden and France. The Swedish were interested in going to war against the German-Roman Empire1 mainly because of the growing threat the empire posed to Swedish interests in the Baltic Sea and to Sweden itself. Sweden invaded Germany in 1630 and had French support in the form of financial subsidies. The French leadership supported Sweden because they feared that the Habsburg Empire would grow too...
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