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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House of Mazarin associatedWithTreaty Peace of Westphalia
European state system consolidatedBy Peace of Westphalia
Reunions policy of Louis XIV inspiredBy Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia
French Chambers of Reunion legalBasis Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: treaties of Westphalia
Edict of Tolerance follows Peace of Westphalia
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy includes Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648) relatedTo Peace of Westphalia
Duke of Bremen-Verden createdAsResultOf Peace of Westphalia
Duchy of Bremen establishedBy Peace of Westphalia
Duchy of Bremen legalBasis Peace of Westphalia
De statu imperii Germanici relatedEvent Peace of Westphalia
Bishopric of Münster treatySignedInCapital Peace of Westphalia
Edict of Restitution relatedTo Peace of Westphalia
Imperial law includes Peace of Westphalia
Imperial Constitution hasComponent Peace of Westphalia
Imperial Constitution stabilizedBy Peace of Westphalia
Bishopric of Minden dissolutionEvent Peace of Westphalia
Bishopric of Minden secularizationConfirmedBy Peace of Westphalia
Bishopric of Osnabrück confessionalCompromise Peace of Westphalia
Bishopric of Osnabrück importantEvent Peace of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Peace of Westphalia 1648
Imperial Church system associatedWithEvent Peace of Westphalia
Ferdinand III notableEvent Peace of Westphalia