Westphalian peace congress

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The Westphalian peace congress was the series of diplomatic negotiations held in 1640s Münster and Osnabrück that produced the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War and reshaping the political order of Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic conference
historical event
aim negotiate an end to the Thirty Years' War
settle territorial and religious disputes in Europe
chronology took place during the 1640s
country Holy Roman Empire
describedBySource early modern European diplomatic history
endTime 1648
facetOf Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED
hasEffect codification of a new system of interstate relations in Europe
end of the Thirty Years' War
recognition of state sovereignty principles
reconfiguration of the political order of Europe
territorial adjustments in Europe
hasPart negotiations in Münster
negotiations in Osnabrück
languageOfWorkOrName French
German
Latin
locatedIn Münster NERFINISHED
Osnabrück NERFINISHED
Westphalia NERFINISHED
present-day Germany
mainSubject Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
participant Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED
various German principalities
result Peace of Münster NERFINISHED
Peace of Osnabrück NERFINISHED
enhanced international status of France
enhanced international status of Sweden
formal recognition of Dutch independence from Spain
strengthening of the autonomy of German princes
weakening of Habsburg central authority in the Holy Roman Empire
significantEvent Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED
significantOutcome confirmation of the legal status of Calvinism in the Holy Roman Empire
recognition of the principle of cuius regio, eius religio in the Empire
startTime 1643
temporalCoverage mid-17th century

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Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France isPrecededBy Westphalian peace congress
this entity surface form: Westphalian peace negotiations
Historic Town Hall of Münster significantEvent Westphalian peace congress
this entity surface form: Peace of Westphalia negotiations