After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire
A)became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees.
B)was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states.
C)became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia.
D)was dominated by Brandenburg-Prussia, which suppressed the autonomy of all other imperial territories.
E)was ruled by the Bourbons.

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After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire remained a loose association of around 300 German states. It did not become one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees or divided into three great warring states of Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. Brandenburg-Prussia did rise to prominence, but it did not suppress the autonomy of all other imperial territories. The Bourbons also did not rule the Holy Roman Empire.

After the Conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648