Question

An important new German power that emerged after the Thirty Years War was?

a). Saxony
b). Austria
c). The Palatine
d). Brandenburg- Prussia
e). Bohemia

Answer 1

D) Brandenburg-Prussia. The Holy Roman Empire was left mostly in dismay after the Thirty Year's War due to most of the fighting taking place in central Europe. Part of the Treaty of Westphalia involved the Holy Roman Empire giving independence to most of its holdings including Brandenburg-Prussia, who through its two leaders Frederick I and Frederick II consolidated power, reorganized the Prussian military, bureaucracy, and expanded territory.