Treaty of Westphalia

Mecklenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Mecklenburg receives compensation while Sweden gains nearby imperial lands.

Schwerin · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Mecklenburg's rights are restored after years of imperial and Swedish pressure.

Germany · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Hesse-Kassel receives territorial compensation after sustained Protestant warfare.

Hersfeld · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Hesse-Kassel receives Hersfeld as part of its compensation.

Schaumburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Hesse-Kassel gains parts of Schaumburg in the postwar settlement.

Cologne · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The ecclesiastical electorate retains its Catholic position in the settlement.

Lower Palatinate · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Charles Louis recovers the Lower Palatinate under the peace settlement.

Palatinate · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Charles Louis receives a restored Lower Palatinate and a new electorate.

Munster · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Munster hosts negotiations involving France, the Empire, Spain and the Dutch Republic.

Wurttemberg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wurttemberg recovers lands lost during the imperial occupation.

Bohemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Habsburg control in Bohemia remains intact after the peace settlement.

Palatinate · Warfare / Thirty Years War

His heirs regain part of the Palatinate after the war that began with his rebellion.

Munster · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Munster hosts major negotiations that form part of the peace settlement.

Cammin · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Cammin as part of the settlement over Pomeranian claims.

Farther Pomerania · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Farther Pomerania after compromise with Sweden.

Halberstadt · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Halberstadt as compensation in the Westphalian settlement.

Magdeburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives a future claim to Magdeburg after the administrator's death.

Minden · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Minden and expands Brandenburg's north German holdings.

Pomerania · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Brandenburg gains Farther Pomerania and compensation in northern German bishoprics.

Westphalia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Brandenburg gains Farther Pomerania and strengthens its position inside the Empire.

Saxony · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Saxony's position is confirmed but its wider German leadership declines.

Westphalia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Saxony's possessions and peace with Sweden are confirmed, though Brandenburg gains influence.

Bavaria · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Maximilian keeps the electoral dignity gained during the war.

Upper Palatinate · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Bavaria keeps the Upper Palatinate gained during the war.

Mainz · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Schonborn supports a settlement designed to stabilise the Empire.

Trier · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Trier's position is confirmed after years of French and imperial pressure.