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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was a war fought in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, in which most of the major European powers of the time intervened. This war shaped the future of Europe as a whole in the centuries to come. -
Death of Charles II
The death of the last Habsburg king in Spain condemns the arrival of the first Bourbon king, Philip V. -
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Spanish sucession war
After the death of Charles II, there was a confrontation between the Bourbon alliance to crown Philip of Anjou and the Grand Alliance that wanted to crown Archduke Charles of Austria.