Peace of Westphalia
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The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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peace treaty ⓘ series of treaties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peace of Westphalia
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surface form:
Westphalian peace
|
| concludedIn | 1648 ⓘ |
| confirmedRightsOf |
Lutherans in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| consideredFoundationOf | modern system of sovereign nation-states ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Brandenburg-Prussia
Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Various Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ended |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| establishedPrinciple |
cuius regio, eius religio
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legal equality of states ⓘ non-intervention in internal affairs of states ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ territorial integrity of states ⓘ |
| extendedReligiousRightsTo |
Calvinism
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surface form:
Calvinists in the Holy Roman Empire
|
| fieldOfStudy |
diplomatic history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| grantedTerritoryTo |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Brandenburg-Prussia
France ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Peace of Westphalia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treaty of Münster
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Osnabrück
Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Osnabrück between the Holy Roman Empire and Sweden
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| increasedAutonomyOf | Imperial Estates ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of Westphalian sovereignty
ⓘ
development of international law ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| limitedPowerOf | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locationPresentDayCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| negotiationStartYear | 1644 ⓘ |
| recognized |
independence of the Dutch Republic from Spain
ⓘ
independence of the Swiss Confederacy from the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| reorganized | territorial structure of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| signedBy |
representatives of King Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
representatives of King Philip IV of Spain ⓘ representatives of Queen Christina of Sweden ⓘ representatives of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III ⓘ representatives of the States General of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Münster
ⓘ
Osnabrück ⓘ Westphalia ⓘ |
| treatySignedOn | 24 October 1648 ⓘ |
| year | 1648 ⓘ |
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Westphalian peace
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Treaty of Münster
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Treaty of Osnabrück
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Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
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Treaty of Osnabrück between the Holy Roman Empire and Sweden
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negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Peace of Westphalia 1648
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negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Westphalian treaties
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Westphalian settlement