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The '''Treaty of Westphalia''' was the treaty that ended the [[Thirty Years War]] in 1648. It established the modern concept of [[state sovereignty]].

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.

 

* [http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/westphal.asp Text of the Treaty of Westphalia]

[[Category:European History]]

[[Category:European History]]

[[category:Treaties]]

[[category:Treaties]]