jan 1, 1648 - Peace of Westphalia 1648

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Catholics and Protestants were redefined as equal before the law,

The Dutch Republic and The Swiss Confederacy were recognised

CONSEQUENCES:

The rise of Bourbon France

further decentralization of the Holy Roman Empire, and the ascendancy of Sweden as a great power

It was the last major religious war in mainland Europe, ending the large-scale religious bloodshed
accompanying the Reformation, which had begun over a century before.

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