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
peace treaty
series of treaties
alsoKnownAs Peace of Westphalia
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
legal equality of states
non-intervention in internal affairs of states
state sovereignty
territorial integrity of states
extendedReligiousRightsTo Calvinism
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
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
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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Dutch Republic treaty Peace of Westphalia
Peace of Westphalia alsoKnownAs Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Westphalian peace
Peace of Westphalia hasPart Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of Münster
Peace of Westphalia hasPart Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of Osnabrück
Peace of Westphalia hasPart Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
Peace of Westphalia hasPart Peace of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of Osnabrück between the Holy Roman Empire and Sweden
Dutch Golden Age significantEvent Peace of Westphalia
Holy Roman Empire notableEvent Peace of Westphalia
European wars of religion hasSignificantEvent Peace of Westphalia
Philip IV of Spain notableEvent Peace of Westphalia
Prince-Bishopric of Münster participatedIn Peace of Westphalia
Prince-Bishopric of Münster hostedEvent Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia
Swedish Empire majorTreaty Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Thirty Years' War result Peace of Westphalia
Thirty Years' War endCause Peace of Westphalia
Cardinal Mazarin notableWork Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
German states legalFramework Peace of Westphalia
United Provinces significantEvent Peace of Westphalia
United Provinces recognizedByTreaty Peace of Westphalia
Westphalia knownFor Peace of Westphalia
Westphalia historicalEventLocation Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Peace of Westphalia 1648
Münster knownFor Peace of Westphalia
Münster wasSiteOf Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia
Diplomacy subject Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Westphalian system
Diplomacy discusses Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of the Pyrenees relatedToTreaty Peace of Westphalia
Habsburg Spain signed Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Treaties of the Kingdom of France hasPart Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Kurfürsten reformedBy Peace of Westphalia
Catholic princes legalContext Peace of Westphalia
Electorate of Brandenburg significantEvent Peace of Westphalia
Franco-Swedish phase followedBy Peace of Westphalia
Franco-Swedish phase concludedBy Peace of Westphalia
Treaties of France hasPart Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Pope Innocent X opposedTo Peace of Westphalia
Bremen-Verden establishedBy Peace of Westphalia
Treaties of Spain notableExample Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Town Hall of Osnabrück significantEvent Peace of Westphalia
Town Hall of Osnabrück category Peace of Westphalia
Friedensstadt associatedWithEvent Peace of Westphalia
Battle of Lens relatedTreaty Peace of Westphalia
Battle of Lens followedBy Peace of Westphalia
Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino notableWork Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
Dutch States General significantEvent Peace of Westphalia
Treaty of Osnabrück partOf Peace of Westphalia
Treaty of Osnabrück partOf Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Westphalian treaties
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France isComponentOf Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Westphalian settlement