Münster 1648

The Peace of Westphalia, signed at Münster and Osnabrück, ends the Thirty Years' War and shapes the sovereign-state system.

Map showing the location of Münster — Border map for 1600. See Europe in 1600.

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Key facts

Date	1648
Type	Historic site or event
Location	51.96° N, 7.63° E
Nearest city on the map	Cologne (about 123 km)
Territory of (map of 1600)	Holy Roman Empire

Rulers in 1648

Realm	Ruler	Reign
Franks / HRE / Germany	Ferdinand III	1637–1657
France	Louis XIV	1643–1715
England / UK	Charles I	1625–1649
Spain	Philip IV	1621–1665
Rus' / Russia	Alexis	1645–1676
Ottomans / Turkey	Mehmed IV	1648–1687

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