The Peace of Westphalia was signed in October 1648, effectively ending the European wars of religion. Sweden received an indemnity of five million thalers, used primarily to pay its troops. Sweden further received Western Pomerania (henceforth Swedish Pomerania), Wismar, the Archbishopric of Bremen, and the Bishopric of Verden as hereditary fiefs, thus gaining a seat and vote in the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire and in the respective diets (Kreistage) of three Imperial Circles: the Upper Saxon Circle, Lower Saxon Circle, and Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle; the city of Bremen was disputed.Böhme, Klaus-R (2001). "Die sicherheitspolitische Lage Schwedens nach dem Westfälischen Frieden." In Hacker, Hans-Joachim. Der Westfälische Frieden von 1648: Wende in der Geschichte des Ostseeraums (in German). Kovač. p. 35. .
The Peace of Westphalia was signed in October 1648 effectively ending the European wars of religion Sweden received an indemnity of five million thalers used primarily to pay its troops Sweden further received Western Pomerania (henceforth Swedish Pomerania) Wismar the Archbishopric of Bremen and the Bishopric of Verden as hereditary fiefs thus gaining a seat and vote in the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire and in the respective diets (Kreistage) of three Imperial Circles the Upper Saxon Circle Lower Saxon Circle and Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle; the city of Bremen was disputedBöhme Klaus-R (2001) "Die sicherheitspolitische Lage Schwedens nach dem Westfälischen Frieden" In Hacker Hans-Joachim Der Westfälische Frieden von 1648 Wende in der Geschichte des Ostseeraums (in German) Kovač p 35 