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{{Short description|Part of the Peace of Westphalia}}
{{about|the 24 October 1648 treaty between France and the Holy Roman Empire|the 30 January 1648 treaty between Spain and the Dutch Republic|Peace of Münster}}
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[[File:Traité de paix de Münster 1 sur 97 - Archives Nationales - AE-I-1-11.jpg|thumb|Solemn dispatch of the treaty of peace of Münster, made in Vienna by the emperor Ferdinand III, 7 November 1648. [[Archives nationales (France)|Archives Nationales]]. AE/I/1/11]]
[[File:Westfaelischer Friede in Muenster (Gerard Terborch 1648).jpg|thumb|The ratification of the Treaty of Münster, part of the [[Peace of Westphalia]] that ended the [[Thirty Years' War]]]]
The '''Treaty of Münster''' of 24 October 1648<ref name="Enc Westfalen"/> was a treaty signed in [[Münster]] between, on the one hand, the [[Kingdom of France]] with regent cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]] for the underage king [[Louis XIV of France]], plus his allies, and, on the other hand, [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]] and his allies.
== Background ==
The treaty was part of the [[Peace of Westphalia]], which ended the [[Thirty Years' War]] (1618–1648) and the [[Eighty Years' War]] ({{circa}} 1566–1648).<ref name="Enc Westfalen">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Westfalen, Vrede van |encyclopedia=Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins |date=2002 |publisher=Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum |language=nl}}</ref>
* ''[[Peace of Münster]]'' (30 January 1648), which ended the [[Eighty Years' War]] between the [[Spanish Empire]] and the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref name="Enc Westfalen"/>
* Treaty of Münster (24 October 1648), which ended the war between France and the Holy Roman Empire (since 1635).<ref name="Enc Westfalen"/>
* [[Treaty of Osnabrück]] (24 October 1648), which ended the war between [[Sweden]] and the Holy Roman Empire (since 1630).<ref name="Enc Westfalen"/>
== Contents ==
[[File:Proclamation of the treaty of Munster MET DP823140.jpg|thumb|Proclamation of the treaty of Munster by [[Wenceslaus Hollar]] ]]
The treaty consists of a main act and two annexes.{{sfn|Duparc|1948|p=53}} The main act is the peace treaty itself.{{sfn|Duparc|1948|p=53}} The first annex is the act of cession to the King of France of the [[Three Bishoprics]], Alsace, Brisach and Pignerol; the second is the act of cession of Alsace to the King of France.
This treaty took a long time to materialise. Indeed, the negotiations started on 25 December 1641, but the signatures were not formalised until seven years later. This delay was due to some delicate issues – including the structure of the Empire – on which the authorities did not agree.
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite journal |language=fr |first=Pierre |last=Duparc |title=Les actes du traité de Münster de 1648 entre la France et l'Empire |journal=[[Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes]] |volume=107 |issue=1 |date=1948 |pages=5261 |doi=10.3406/bec.1948.449379 |URL=http://www.persee.fr/doc/bec_0373-6237_1948_num_107_1_449379 |format=fac-similé |access-date=10 February 2018}}
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