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Peace of Westphalia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peace of Westphalia 1648, general settlement ending the Thirty Years War . It marked the end of the Holy Roman Empire as an effective institution and inaugurated the modern European state system. The chief participants in the negotiations were the allies Sweden and France; their opponents, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire; and the various parts of the empire (which had been riven by the war) together with the newly independent Netherlands. Earlier endeavors to bring about a general peace had been unsuccessful. The compact known as the Peace of Prague (May, 1635) marked a step in the direction... Read more
Westphalia, Peace of
Westphalia, Peace of (1648) Series of treaties among the states involved...In 1642, peace negotiations began in the cities of Westphalia, leading to the final settlement. In Germany, the peace established the virtual autonomy of the German states... Read more
Westphalia, Peace of
Westphalia, Peace of (1648). Two treaties which ended the Thirty Years War (q.v.). Read more

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