Peace of Prague (1635)

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The Peace of Prague (1635) was a major treaty during the Thirty Years' War that reconciled the Holy Roman Emperor with many Protestant princes, restructured the empire’s political and military order, and paved the way for the dissolution of the Catholic League.

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instanceOf event in the Thirty Years' War
peace treaty
aim to create a unified imperial military command
to reconcile the Holy Roman Emperor with Protestant estates
to restore internal peace within the Holy Roman Empire
belligerentSideReconciled Holy Roman Emperor
many Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire
conflictContext Thirty Years' War
dateSigned 30 May 1635
excludedParty France
Sweden
some Calvinist princes
followedBy accession of additional German princes to the peace
hasPartOfName Peace of Prague
hasYearInTitle 1635
historicalSignificance contributed to the transformation of the Thirty Years' War into a Franco-Habsburg struggle
marked the end of large-scale internal German Protestant resistance to the emperor
paved the way for the dissolution of the Catholic League
restructured the constitutional and military order of the Holy Roman Empire
languageOfDocument German
Latin
locatedInPresentDay Czech Republic
mainSignatory Electorate of Saxony
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
militaryProvision creation of a single imperial army
obligation of estates to provide troops and funding to the imperial army
subordination of territorial armies to imperial command
partyToTreaty Electorate of Brandenburg
Electorate of Saxony
many Lutheran imperial estates
placeSigned Prague
politicalProvision prohibition of separate alliances of imperial estates with foreign powers
requirement that imperial estates follow the emperor’s foreign policy
principalImperialAlly Elector John George I of Saxony
relatedLegalInstrument Edict of Restitution (1629)
Peace of Augsburg (1555)
linked to: Peace of Augsburg
religiousProvision confirmation of the Peace of Augsburg
postponement of final settlement of ecclesiastical property disputes
suspension of the Edict of Restitution for 40 years
result dissolution of the Catholic League
integration of League forces into the imperial army
isolation of Sweden and France as main opponents of the emperor
reconciliation of the emperor with many Lutheran princes
shift of the Thirty Years' War toward an international conflict
strengthening of imperial authority over military affairs
weakening of the political autonomy of imperial estates in military matters

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Catholic League dissolutionCause Peace of Prague (1635)
Edict of Restitution revokedOrSuspendedBy Peace of Prague
linked to: Peace of Prague (1635)
Edict of Restitution relatedTo Peace of Prague
linked to: Peace of Prague (1635)
Peace of Prague (1635) hasPartOfName Peace of Prague
linked to: Peace of Prague (1635)
Catholic League army dissolvedFollowing Peace of Prague (1635)
John George I, Elector of Saxony signed Peace of Prague (1635)
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor signed Peace of Prague (1635)
subject linked to: Emperor Ferdinand III
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg notableWork negotiation of the Peace of Prague (1635)
linked to: Peace of Prague (1635)
Catholic League of German Princes dissolutionCause Peace of Prague (1635)