What if the Poles in Silesia were less affected in the Silesian Wars

I heard that alot of Poles in Silesia, Especially in Lower Silesia were casualties in the 30 years war and the Silesian Wars making them easy to germanize and made Lower Silesia easy to resettle with more Germans, is there a way to make them fare better in the 30 years and the Silesian Wars, if they fared better during these wars what would be the consequences during the Age of Nationalisms.

Is there also a way for the Lithuanians in the Duchy of Prussia to remain a Significant minority and remain as the 30 percent of the population.
 
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Unfortunately, I do not know that much about Thirty Years War, but I'll try. Ferdinand II keeps to Dresden Accord instead of trying to force Silesian Protestants to convert. Ernst von Mansfield does not invade Silesia in 1629, in turn Wallenstein's army doesn't go there. Fair treatment of Silesian Protestants makes Silesians support the emperor against Saxon/Swedish/Brandenburg invasion instead of joining them, which forces anti-emperor forces to quickly withdraw. The war keeps raging, but Silesia is mostly spared - anti-emperor Protestants are not welcome there and the emperor prefers not to antagonize his loyal (while Protestant) subjects, since he has anough problems already.
After that butterflies can cause pretty much everything - Polish branch of Vasas might keep Oppeln/Opole and incorporate it into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, there might be no Silesian Wars, even no Age of Nationalisms, hard to tell.
 
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