The Peace Treaties of Westphalia

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The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabr?ck and M?nster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) between Spain and the Dutch Republic.The Westphalia treaties involved the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand III of the House of Habsburg, the Kingdoms of Spain, France, Sweden, the Dutch Republic, the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, and sovereigns of the Free imperial cities and can be denoted by two major events. The signing of the Peace of M?nster between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Spain on 30 January 1648, officially ratified in M?nster on 15 May 1648. The signing of two complementary treaties on 24 October 1648, namely: The Treaty of M?nster (Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis, IPM), concerning the Holy Roman Emperor and France and their respective allies. The Treaty of Osnabr?ck (Instrumentum Pacis Osnabrugensis, IPO), concerning the Holy Roman Emperor, the Empire and Sweden and their respective allies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519549245
• ISBN13: 9781519549242
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"