apr 10, 1648 - Peace of Westphalia

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treaty recognizes authority of over 300 german princes
treaty recognizes independence of Netherlands

France gets province of Alsace
Sweden got money and control over German land near the Baltic
Makes it so papacy can’t interfere in central European affairs

Makes Augsburg permanent
adds Calvinism to treaty

It’s legacy
South stays catholic, North is Protestant
takes away power from emperor, still confederation of states
France happy because HRE is weaker
last European war over faith
The HRE during and after the war.
HRE goes from a little bit unified to not at all
super weakened by Westphalia
Impossible HRE will ever be unified (fo’ shizzle this time)

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