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1648 in Germany

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Historical records for Germany in 1648

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24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Adolf Frederick I · Mecklenburg · Duke of Mecklenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives restoration while Sweden gains nearby imperial territory.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Germany · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives compensation after sustained Protestant warfare.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Hersfeld · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Gains Hersfeld as part of Hesse-Kassel's compensation.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Schaumburg · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Gains parts of Schaumburg in the postwar settlement.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Bavaria, Ferdinand · Cologne · Elector of Cologne · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Maintains the Catholic ecclesiastical electorate within the settlement.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Charles Louis · Lower Palatinate · Elector Palatine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Recovers the Lower Palatinate and receives a restored electoral title.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Eberhard III · Wurttemberg · Duke of Wurttemberg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Restores Wurttemberg lands after years of imperial and wartime losses.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Ferdinand III · Bohemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Habsburg control in Bohemia remains intact after the settlement.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Frederick V · Palatinate · Elector Palatine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

His heirs regain part of the Palatinate after the war begun by his Bohemian claim.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Farther Pomerania · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Farther Pomerania after compromise with Sweden.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Halberstadt · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Halberstadt as compensation for lost Pomeranian claims.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Minden · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Minden as part of postwar compensation.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Westphalia · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Gains compensation that strengthens Brandenburg after the war.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

John George I · Saxony · Elector of Saxony · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Saxony's possessions are confirmed but Brandenburg gains influence.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Krane, Johann · Osnabruck · Diplomat · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Works on imperial legal terms at Osnabruck.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Maximilian I · Bavaria · Elector of Bavaria · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Keeps the electoral dignity gained during the war.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Maximilian I · Upper Palatinate · Elector of Bavaria · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Retains the Upper Palatinate in the peace settlement.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Scharfenstein, Hugo Eberhard · Westphalia · Diplomat · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Represents Mainz among Catholic estates willing to compromise.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Schonborn, Johann Philipp · Mainz · Elector of Mainz · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Supports compromise intended to stabilise the Empire after the war.

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Sotern, Philipp Christoph · Trier · Elector of Trier · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Peace of Westphalia

Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm · Westphalia · Prince Bishop · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Represents hardline Catholic interests during the negotiations.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Adolf Frederick I · Mecklenburg · Duke of Mecklenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Mecklenburg receives compensation while Sweden gains nearby imperial lands.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Adolf Frederick I · Schwerin · Duke of Mecklenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Germany · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Hesse-Kassel receives territorial compensation after sustained Protestant warfare.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Hersfeld · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Hesse-Kassel receives Hersfeld as part of its compensation.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Amalie Elisabeth · Schaumburg · Landgravine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Bavaria, Ferdinand · Cologne · Elector of Cologne · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The ecclesiastical electorate retains its Catholic position in the settlement.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Charles Louis · Lower Palatinate · Elector Palatine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Charles Louis recovers the Lower Palatinate under the peace settlement.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Charles Louis · Palatinate · Elector Palatine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Council, Munster · Munster · City Magistrates · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Eberhard III · Wurttemberg · Duke of Wurttemberg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wurttemberg recovers lands lost during the imperial occupation.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Ferdinand III · Bohemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Habsburg control in Bohemia remains intact after the peace settlement.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Frederick V · Palatinate · Elector Palatine · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Galen, Christoph Bernhard · Munster · Prince Bishop · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Cammin · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Cammin as part of the settlement over Pomeranian claims.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Farther Pomerania · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Farther Pomerania after compromise with Sweden.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Halberstadt · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Halberstadt as compensation in the Westphalian settlement.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Magdeburg · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

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

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Minden · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Receives Minden and expands Brandenburg's north German holdings.

24 October 1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Hohenzollern, Frederick William · Pomerania · Elector of Brandenburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Brandenburg gains Farther Pomerania and compensation in northern German bishoprics.

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