17th Century conflicts

Thirty years' war

• Between the Protestants and Catholics
• 1618-1648
• Ended by the Peace of Westphalia
• Countries would choose their religion

english civil war

• The Parliamentarians vs. the Royalists 
• Parliamentarian victory
• 1642 to 1649 
• Absolute Monarchy Falls
• Arts ceace for most of the war

ingrian war

• 1610 to 1617
• Between the Tsardom of Russia and Swedish Empire
• The Swedish wanted a Swedish duke on the Russian Throne
• Ended with the treaty of Stolbovo
• Swedish victory redraws borders, Sweden gains much of Finland

Dutch-portuguese war

• Dutch East-India and Dutch West-India Companies vs. Portuguese Empire
• 1602-1663
• Dutch victory in the East, Portuguese victory in South America/Africa
• Competition for trade routes in Southeast Asia, Africa and South America
• Resulted in the formation of the Dutch Empire

The End

• Other noteworthy wars:
• Polish-Muscovite War
• War of the Jülich Succession
• Kalmar War