The Hapsburg reigning monarch was Ferdinand II, who saw himself as the champion of the Catholic cause and leader of the Counter-Reformation. Three battles are of interest in this war: two of them took place at Wolfenbuttel, which is situated in the north German plain in Lower Saxony, and the third took place at Wolfsegg, near Wels and Gmunden in Upper Austria. A translation of Wolfenbuttel possibly means, "where the wolves come to feed." Nearby is Wolfsburg - "mountain of the wolves." Wolfsegg means "the corner where the wolves meet." These names, still in use, recall a time when wolves were common in these areas.
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