![]() | The Iron Princess: Amalia Elisabeth and the Thirty Years War Subjects: Amalia Elisabeth Landgräfin von Hessen-Kassel 1602–1651; Hesse-Kassel (Electorate) -- History -- 17th century; Thirty Years’ War 1618–1648 -- Biography; Hesse-Kassel (Electorate) -- Biography; Princesses -- Germany -- Biography; Thrust into power in the midst of the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her country, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich's vivid portrait reveals how this unique and embattled ruler used her diplomatic gifts to play the great powers of Europe against one another during the Thirty Years War, while raising one of the most powerful and effective fighting forces on the continent. Helfferich Tryntje : Tryntje Helfferich is Assistant Professor of History at The Ohio State University at Lima. |
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