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The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück (German: Hochstift Osnabrück; Fürstbistum Osnabrück, Bistum Osnabrück) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1225 until 1803.
The Peace of Westphalia ( German: Westfälischer Friede, pronounced [vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃɐ ˈfʁiːdə] ⓘ) is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster.
Jul 19, 2017 · The Great Hall of Schloss Nymphenburg They came to power during the 12th century in the days of Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa - and on November 7, 1918, their head of the family was the first German King forced to abdicate.
Oct 24, 2017 · The Peace of Westphalia consists of two different documents, the Peace Treaty of Osnabrück (Instrumentum pacis Osnabrugensis) between the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (HRE) and Sweden, and the Peace Treaty of Münster (Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis) between the HRE and France.
The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1225 until 1803. It should not be confused with the Diocese of Osnabrück, which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the spiritual authority of an ordinary bishop.
Feb 4, 2011 · The Pope condemned the outcome of four years of negotiations that led to the Peace of Westphalia because it confirmed the religious schism begun by Luther and significantly reduced the political authority of the Holy Roman Emperor and the other great symbol of Christian unity, the papacy.
The three peace treaties concluded in Osnabrück and Münster between 15 May and 24 October 1648, which ended the Thirty Years' War in Germany and the Eighty Years' War of Independence in the Netherlands, are known as the Peace of Westphalia.
