During this war, a priest wrote the text Cautio Criminalis, which questioned the prosecution of witches.
During this war, a priest wrote the text Cautio Criminalis, which questioned the prosecution of witches. The expression "I know my fellow Pappenheims" refers to an officer in this war, and its battles included the defeat of the Spanish at the Battle of Rocroi and the miserable Battle of the Rain. A commander in it was assassinated on orders of Emperor Ferdinand II when he contemplated switching sides; that man was (*) Albrecht von Wallenstein. This conflict featured such leaders as the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and was ended by the Peace of Westphalia. For 10 points, name this war which effectively pitted Protestant and Catholic alliances against each other, fought primarily in modern-day Germany between 1618 and 1648.
During this war, a priest wrote the text Cautio Criminalis, which questioned the prosecution of witches.
Thirty Years' War