Treaty of Westphalia
1648 peace accords
The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe, establishing principles of state sovereignty and non-interference that shaped modern international relations.
The treaties recognized that rulers could determine their territories' religion, effectively ending the era of religious wars.
Westphalian sovereignty now refers to the principle that nation-states have exclusive authority within their borders.
- Peace of Westphalia1648 sovereignty-establishing treaties
- MünsterCity in northwestern Germany
- religious conflictClash over doctrinal differences
- Peace of Augsburg1555 German religious treaty
- Camp David Accords1978 peace framework
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Treaty of WestphaliaHoly Roman Empire
Medieval Germanic political entity
Pax Romana · European Union · papal supremacy · world government · caliphate
Treaty of WestphaliaThirty Years' War
1618-1648 European religious conflict
Eighty Years' War · World War I · World War II · declaration of war · military aggression
Treaty of Westphaliatheocracy
Rule by religious authority
papal bull · Investiture Controversy · Counter-Reformation · Spanish Inquisition · divine right of kings