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The Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire or the Swedish Intervention in the Thirty Years' War is a historically accepted division of the Thirty Years' War. It was a military conflict that took place between 1630 and 1635, during the course of the Thirty Years' War.
On 26 August 1622, Tilly commenced his attack on Heidelberg, taking the town on 16 September, and the castle a few days later. When the Swedes captured Heidelberg on 5 May 1633 and opened fire on the castle from the Königstuhl hill behind it, the commander of the Catholic League garrison handed over the castle.
This severely impacted the Dutch and Swedish economies, and in December 1643 the Torstensson War began when the Swedes invaded Jutland with Dutch naval support. Ferdinand pulled together an Imperial army under Gallas to attack the Swedes from the rear, which proved a disastrous decision.
The Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years’ War, when King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden ordered a full-scale invasion of the Catholic states, was a major turning point of the war.
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Origin
The Electorate of the Palatinate was created in 1155 when Frederick Barbarossanamed his half-brother Count Palatine. The location of Heidelberg as the main hub of the Palatinate was first mentioned in 1196. The first mention of a castle on the site was twenty years later. In 1303, two castles were mentioned: an upper castle near today’s Hotel Molkenkur (this castle was destroyed in 1537) and a lower castle at the present castle’s site.
Palatinate Home of Kings
Ruprecht (or Robert) of the Palatinate, one of the seven Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, was crowned King of Germany in 1401. After his coronation, he came home to a castle at Heidelberg that was far too small for a kingly court. The castle was expanded during his reign. At his death, his holdings were divided between his four sons with the Palatinate (and therefore Heidelberg) going to his eldest, Ludwig III. Heidelberg is a bit of a strange conglomerate of buildings because the or...
Castle & Palace
The Hall of Glass was built in 1549 by Prince-Elector Frederick II. Prince Otthienrich von der Pfalz built the Otthienrich Building at Heidelberg starting in 1556 when he became Prince-Elector. The building was a grand Renaissance-style palace replete with Roman & Greek-inspired statues in niches on the facade, as well as Christian saints and a representation of himself. The Frederick Building (named for Frederick IV, not to be confused with the other Fredericks mentioned), was built between...
In 1883, the Grand Duchy of Baden established the “Castle field office” to determine how to preserve or repair the castle, beginning invested interest in long-term preservation. The office opted out of rebuilding the entire castle. The Friedrich Building, which only had fire damage, was restored for 520,000 Marks. The roof of the Ottheinrich Buildi...
Victor Hugo and Mark Twain wrote about their visits to Heidelberg Castle.The Heidelberg Tun is a 7 meters high, 8.5 meters wide, dance floor-topped wine barrel constructed in 1751 to hold the tax wine paid by the Palatine wine growers.In the late 17th century, Charles III Philip assigned his court jester, Perkeoto live at Heidelberg and watch over the castle’s wine stock–Perkeo remains the city’s unofficial mascot.During the late 18th century, stones from the south wall of Heidelberg were quarried for use in building Schwetzingen Palace.Feb 7, 2022 · On 27 July 1631, the Swedes made a devastating night attack on Catholic cavalry at Burgstall. A Fight for the Future of the Faith The elector of Saxony welcomed Gustav to the fortress of Wittenberg which put him in possession of the Elbe.
Battle of Lützen, (November 16 [November 6, Old Style], 1632), military engagement of the Thirty Years’ War in which Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden lost his life; it was fought by the Swedes to help their North German allies against the forces of the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II.
