During this war, Jorg Jenatsch took control over a controversial court in Valtellina and sentenced the head of the Planta family to be pinned to the floor with an axe, which he then eagerly carried out personally.
During this war, Jorg Jenatsch took control over a controversial court in Valtellina and sentenced the head of the Planta family to be pinned to the floor with an axe, which he then eagerly carried out personally. The resulting Bundner Wirren, or Confusion of the Leagues, had to be put down by Henri de Rohan, whose own revolts during this conflict forced the Treaty of Montpellier. One general in this war was hacked to death in bed by Scotsmen under Walter Leslie. Southern Europe's last major bubonic plague outbreak occurred after the death of three Gonzaga brothers triggered the War of the Mantuan Succession. It saw Spanish tercios win at Nordlingen but fail disastrously at Breitenfeld, leading to the death of the County of Tilly. Wallenstein lost at its Battle of Lutzen, which claimed the life of Gustavus Adolphus. For 10 points, name this massive European conflict resolved by the Peace of Westphalia.
During this war, Jorg Jenatsch took control over a controversial court in Valtellina and sentenced the head of the Planta family to be pinned to the floor with an axe, which he then eagerly carried out personally.
Thirty Years' War [anti-prompt on specific sub-theaters like "War of the Mantuan Succession;" accept Bundner Wirren before mentioned; anti-prompt on "Huguenot rebellions," but DO NOT accept anything about the Wars of Religion]