The '''Treaty of Westphalia''' was the treaty between [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Ferdinand III]] and King [[Louis XIV]] of [[France]] that ended the [[Thirty Years War]] in 1648. It established the modern concept of [[state sovereignty]] by drastically limiting the power of the Holy Roman Emperor, who had previously been said to be ruler of all Europe.
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The '''Treaty of Westphalia''' was the treaty between [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Ferdinand III]] and King [[Louis XIV]] of [[France]] that ended the [[Thirty Years War]] in 1648. It established the modern concept of state [[sovereignty]] by drastically limiting the power of the Holy Roman Emperor, who had previously been said to be ruler of all Europe.