1 jan 1648 ano - Peace of Westphalia

Descrição:

-is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster. They ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire, closing a calamitous period of European history that killed approximately eight million people.

-marks the birth of the modern statehood (stato moderno)

-By establishing the principle of sovereignty, the Peace of Westphalia established that each signatory would undertake to respect the territorial rights of the other signatory states, refraining from intervening in their internal affairs. This last principle is called the prohibition of interference

-As a result of the Treaty of Westphalia, the Netherlands gained independence from Spain, Sweden gained control of the Baltic and France was acknowledged as the preeminent Western power. The power of the Holy Roman Emperor was broken and the German states were again able to determine the religion of their lands.

Adicionado na linha do tempo:

Data: