Category: Thirty Years’ War

• The Treaty of Westphalia was Ratified, Ending the Thirty Years’ War Which Profoundly Changed the Balance of Power in Europe. October 24, 1648.

  Image: Allegory of the Peace of Westphalia. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 24, 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia was ratified, ending the Thirty Years’ War and profoundly changing the balance of power in Europe. The Thirty Years’ War was a religious dispute in the 17th century fought principally in central Europe. More…

  October 24, 2023

  1600s, event & history, History Daily, Thirty Years’ War, Treaty of Westphalia

  1600s, event & history, History Daily, Thirty Years’ War, Treaty of Westphalia