These are the effects of the Westphalia Treaty:
- The papacy was stripped off his power and the monarchs were given the opportunity to determine the face of its subject.
- The holy Roman empire were not a political entity, so the state under them were given freedom with the right to conduct election and foreign policy. This shifted the unification of Germany to 1800.
- The Calvinist group were accepted and recognized and freedom of worship was given.
- The treaty gave France power over German territories such as Alscace, Berdor, etc.
- It brought about the centralization of power .
- it produced the European core state, Russia, Prussia, France.
- It helped in the maintenance of power
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