The Peace of Westphalia (German: Westfälischer Friede, pronounced [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃɐ ˈfʁiːdə] ) is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October...
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North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, pronounced [ˌnɔʁtʁaɪn vɛstˈfaːlən] ; Limburgish: Noordrien-Wesfale [ˈnoːʀtʀiːn...
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Westphalian system (category Early modern history of Germany)
developed in Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, based on the state theory of Jean Bodin and the natural law teachings of Hugo Grotius. It underlies...
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Westphalia (/wɛstˈfeɪliə/; German: Westfalen [vɛstˈfaːlən]; Low German: Westfalen [vεs(t)ˈfɔːln]) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three...
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Thirty Years' War (category 17th-century military history of the Kingdom of England)
the Peace of Westphalia. The provisions included greater autonomy within the empire for states like Bavaria and Saxony, as well as acceptance of Dutch...
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Catholicism as the official confession of their state. Calvinism was not allowed until the Peace of Westphalia. The Peace of Augsburg has been described as "the...
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Holy Roman Empire (redirect from Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation)
Barring the loss of Franche-Comté in 1678, the external borders of the Empire did not change noticeably from the Peace of Westphalia – which acknowledged...
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Swedish Empire (redirect from Realm of Sweden)
coast of West Africa as well, but these were not designed for Swedish settlers. At the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War, the Peace of Westphalia in 1648...
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are often marked by grand peace settlements, such as the earlier mentioned treaties of Westphalia (1645–48), the treaties of Ryswick and Utrecht (1697/1714)...
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the Thirty Years' War, she advanced the fortunes of Hesse-Kassel and influenced the Peace of Westphalia that brought the conflict to an end. She handed...
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Brandenburg-Prussia (redirect from Prince-elector of Brandenburg)
the acquisition of the whole Duchy of Pomerania was to become one of the main goals of his foreign policy. In the Peace of Westphalia, Frederick William...
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Louis XIV (redirect from King Louis XIV of France)
which negotiated a separate peace with Spain in 1648. In 1648, Anne and Mazarin successfully negotiated the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years'...
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a city in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Münster is a major university town and was the location of several significant historical...
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Early modern Europe (category History of Europe by period)
days of Martin Luther, political and national convictions again outweighed religious convictions in Europe. Two main tenets of the Peace of Westphalia, which...
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Switzerland (redirect from Confederation of Helvatia)
Roman Empire was formally recognised in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Switzerland has maintained a policy of armed neutrality since the 16th century and...
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independence from the federal assembly, known as the States General. In the Peace of Westphalia (1648) the republic gained approximately 20% more territory, located...
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part of, the Peace of Westphalia, is a key event in Dutch history, marking the formal recognition of the independent Dutch Republic and the end of the...
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were threatened by subsequent conversion of rulers. Therefore, the Peace of Westphalia preserved the essence of the principle by prohibiting converting...
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one third of its population, a mortality rate twice that of World War I. The Peace of Westphalia broadly resolved the conflicts by recognising three separate...
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the Peace of Westphalia, he was responsible for shifting the postal service from Innsbruck to Brussels back to its traditional route. The counts of Taxis...
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Rhine-Westphalia Province of Westphalia Westphalia, Indiana, an unincorporated community Westphalia, Iowa, a town Westphalia, Kansas, a town Westphalia, Maryland...
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Politics (redirect from Politics of the world)
University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-18017-5. OCLC 781301164. Gross, Leo (January 1948). "The Peace of Westphalia" (PDF). The American Journal of International...
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Münster (redirect from Munster (Westphalia))
in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is...
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Province of Westphalia. On 21 January 1947, the former Free State of Lippe was merged with North Rhine-Westphalia. At around 55BC, the time of Julius Caesar...
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Electoral Palatinate (redirect from Palatinate of the Rhine)
Frederick V, whose coronation as king of Bohemia in 1619 sparked the Thirty Years' War. After the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, the ravaged lands were further afflicted...
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part of the Peace of Westphalia. During this time, the English Stuarts also went into exile and Sophia was courted by her cousin, Charles II of England...
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direction of European international relations prior to the Peace of Westphalia, gave way to the doctrine of the balance of power. While the balance of power...
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Fronde revolt in France in 1648. During the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, France gained the Sundgau and cut off Spanish access to...
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the armistice of 1645 and permanently through a 1646 treaty with Sweden. After the conclusion on 23 October 1648 of the Peace of Westphalia that ended the...
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and territory of the Upper Palatinate was conferred upon his loyal cousin, Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria. Although the Peace of Westphalia would create...
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