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» For the settlement ending the Austro-Prussian War, see Peace of Prague (1866).The
Peace of Prague of
30 May1635 was a treaty between the
Holy Roman Emperor,
Ferdinand II, and most of the
Protestant states of the Empire. It effectively brought to an end the
civil war aspect of the
Thirty Years' War (
1618-
1648); however, the war still carried on due to the continued intervention on
German soil of
Spain,
Sweden, and, from mid-1635,
France.
Negotiations towards the agreement had been instigated by the
Elector of
Saxony,
John George I, who whilst being a
Lutheran prince had nonetheless been an ally of the Emperor until the Swedish intervention in
1630. Years of fighting, an inability to reimpose
Roman Catholicism by force, and the need to put an end to the intervention of foreign powers in German affairs all combined to bring Ferdinand to the table with a degree of willingness to make concessions towards the
Lutheran princes.
The main terms of the treaty were:
- The Edict of Restitution of 1629 was effectively revoked, with the terms of the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 being re-established as at 12 November1627.
- Formal alliances between states of the Empire were prohibited.
- The armies of the various states were to be unified with those of the Emperor as an army for the Empire as a whole.
- Amnesty was granted to the enemies of the Emperor (with the exception of the former Elector Palatine, Frederick V).
As well as bringing to an end the fighting between the various states, the treaty also brought to an end religion as a source of national conflict; the principle of
cuius regio, eius religio was established for good within the Empire. In return for making concessions in this area, Ferdinand gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention, and against the expected intervention of France.
Ferdinand was also forced to make individual concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the treaty: Saxony was granted the
Margraviates of
Lower and
Upper Lusatia by Ferdinand in his capacity as King of
Bohemia,
Brandenburg had its claim to
Pomerania confirmed, and even
Bavaria, which had supported the Emperor throughout the war, extracted some minor concessions.
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