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The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
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Defenestrations of Prague
Incidents of political violence (1419, 1483, 1618)
The Defenestrations of Prague were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated. Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate is believed to have first been used in English in reference to the episodes in Prague in 1618 when the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thirty Years' War
Major war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)