How many years did the Thirty Years’ War last?
History easy Data from 1648
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30 years
Roughly 30.
The Thirty Years’ War really did last thirty years, from 1618 to 1648 — unlike the Hundred Years’ War, which ran 116. It killed perhaps a third of the population of the German states, a proportion comparable to the Black Death.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Encyclopaedia Britannica |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1648 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | years |
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