Treaty of Westphalia, 1648

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  • The idea of sovereignty.
  • Treaty of Utrecht, 1713.
  • The classical balance of power system.
  • International politics in the eighteenth-century.

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Treaty of Westphalia, 1648

The Peace of Westphalia 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.