<P> The Peace of Westphalia ( German : Westfälischer Friede ) was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster , effectively ending the European wars of religion . These treaties ended the Thirty Years ' War ( 1618 -- 1648 ) in the Holy Roman Empire between the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies on one side and the Protestant powers ( Sweden , Denmark , Dutch , and Holy Roman principalities ) and their Catholic ( France ) Anti-Habsburg allies on the other . The treaties also ended the Eighty Years ' War ( 1568 -- 1648 ) between Spain and the Dutch Republic , with Spain formally recognising the independence of the Dutch Republic . </P>
<P> The Peace of Westphalia ( German : Westfälischer Friede ) was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster , effectively ending the European wars of religion . These treaties ended the Thirty Years ' War ( 1618 -- 1648 ) in the Holy Roman Empire between the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies on one side and the Protestant powers ( Sweden , Denmark , Dutch , and Holy Roman principalities ) and their Catholic ( France ) Anti-Habsburg allies on the other . The treaties also ended the Eighty Years ' War ( 1568 -- 1648 ) between Spain and the Dutch Republic , with Spain formally recognising the independence of the Dutch Republic . </P>
where did the peace of westphalia take place
where did the peace of westphalia take place
Osnabrück and Münster
Osnabrück and Münster