Germany's Apocalypse

Gustavus adolphus killed in battle shortly after the ingolstadt siege. Albrecht von wallenstein murdered by british mercenaries following suspicions that he might be about to change sides. Peace might have been achieved in 16 35, except that the french now enter the war. All the great powers agreed that keeping germany in bits was critical to maintaining the european balance of power. Germany has taken an unimaginable battering, but does it get anything in return, compensation? No.