The Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation were, for the first time, formally recognized as independent states. France gained Alsace, while Wismar, Western Pomerania, Verden and Bremen went to Sweden. The Edict of Restitution was overturned, thus reaffirming the Peace of Au
The Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation were, for the first time, formally recognized as independent states. France gained Alsace, while Wismar, Western Pomerania, Verden and Bremen went to Sweden. The Edict of Restitution was overturned, thus reaffirming the Peace of Augsburg, which meant that Lutherans and Calvinists would be tolerated throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Signed on October 24, 1648, this is, for ten points, the treaty that ended the Thirty Years War.
The Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation were, for the first time, formally recognized as independent states.