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Peace of Lübeck (1629)
On 22 May 1629, Danish King Christian IV and the Holy Roman Empire signed a peace at Lübeck, with Denmark formally withdrawing from the Thirty Years'…
Timeline
- 1625–1628Northern Germany and Denmark · GermanyIn 1625 Danish King Christian IV intervened in the Thirty Years' War to protect Protestant interests, but imperial forces under Wallenstein won successive victories, threatening both the Danish homeland and overseas possessions.
- 1629Lübeck · Schleswig-HolsteinIn spring 1629, under imperial military pressure, Danish and imperial representatives held peace talks in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, discussing the terms of Denmark's withdrawal and territorial arrangements.
- 1629Lübeck · Schleswig-HolsteinThe peace was formally signed on 22 May 1629: Denmark withdrew from the Thirty Years' War, retained Denmark proper and Holstein-Gottorp, abandoned military protection of the northern German Protestant princes, and the Empire recognized its traditional territorial rights.
Sources
- Wilson, Peter H. The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy — Peter H. Wilson (2009)
- Lockhart, Paul Douglas. Denmark, 1513-1660 — Paul Douglas Lockhart (2007)