TREATY: PEACE OF WESTPHALIA

Peace of Westphalia, (1648) European settlements that ended the Thirty Years’ War, negotiated in the Westphalian towns of Münster and Osnabrück. The deliberations began in 1644 and ended in 1648 with two assemblies that produced the treaty between Spain and the Dutch and another between Emperor Ferdinand III, the other German princes, France, and Sweden.
Two destructive wars were the major triggers behind signing the eventual Peace of Westphalia: the Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire and the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch Republic.
Under the terms of the peace settlement, a number of countries received territories or were confirmed in their sovereignty over territories. The territorial clauses all favoured Sweden, France, and their allies.

The Peace of Westphalia established the precedent of peace reached by diplomatic congress and a new system of political order in Europe based upon the concept of co-existing sovereign states.

Agenda Item: Open Agenda

Treaty: Peace of Westphalia

Under Secretary General: Timur Temur
Under Secretary General: Emir Topcu