Throughout the 17th century, Europe was in a state of crisis. In many countries, riots and violent disorder were not out of the ordinary. In most of these cases of violence, human behaviors and the actions of controlling governments and royal authorities were the underlying factors that set the stage for a chaotic state. However, in all cases of revolt and anarchy observed throughout Europe, religious behaviors and influences were the most important and contributing cause to trigger the greatest violence in the general crisis of 1600. Starting from the beginning of the 17th century, religious tension it was rampant throughout Europe. An example illustrating the disastrous effects of religious conflicts in Europe that caused a huge amount of violence can be seen in the Holy Roman Empire. In 1618, Ferdinand of Habsburg, a devout Catholic, succeeded to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire and decided to unify the empire under the Catholic faith. However, this mission of Ferdinand of Habsburg was not accepted by the Protestant citizens, which essentially led to the subsequent violence. In May 1618, a group of Protestant nobles killed two of the king's Catholic officials, which set off the spark for Protestant revolt across the Empire. Cases of religious riots were reported in Hungary and Bohemia, eventually creating an exponential effect and a reason for Protestants to unite and rebel to preserve their faith. This particular historical event was later called the Defenestration of Prague. However, the violence didn't stop there; in fact the violence has done nothing but multiply. Religious conflicts continued to occur in Bohemia at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 in which Frederick V, a Calvinist, lost to Fer...... middle of paper ......t turned out to be the predominant factor causing much of the violence seen across Europe. Although not usually favored by many authority figures, the establishment of some sort of religious tolerance law could prove capable of resolving many of the religious conflicts within European countries. Examples of this, such as the Edict of Nantes and the Tolerance Law, proved effective as there were few if any religious uprisings under their enforcement. Additionally, the government or an authoritative ruler could pass a law to punish those who persecute others based on their religion. If these two suggestions had been taken into account as early as the 16th century, the violence of the 17th century would have been greatly reduced. More importantly, however, these solutions can be used to prevent future religious violent acts from occurring.