Westphalian peace congress
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The Westphalian peace congress was the series of diplomatic negotiations held in 1640s Münster and Osnabrück that produced the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War and reshaping the political order of Europe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peace of Westphalia negotiations | 1 |
| Westphalian peace congress canonical | 1 |
| Westphalian peace negotiations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5967024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westphalian peace congress Context triple: [Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France, negotiatedDuring, Westphalian peace congress]
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Kieler Frieden
Kieler Frieden is the 1814 peace treaty that ended hostilities between Denmark–Norway and Sweden–Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and led to the cession of Norway to Sweden.
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Conference of Ambassadors
The Conference of Ambassadors was an inter-Allied diplomatic body established after World War I to oversee the implementation of peace treaties and resolve territorial disputes in Europe.
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Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)
The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) was a major diplomatic conference of the great powers that marked France’s reintegration into the European state system after the Napoleonic Wars and the end of Allied occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westphalian peace congress Target entity description: The Westphalian peace congress was the series of diplomatic negotiations held in 1640s Münster and Osnabrück that produced the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War and reshaping the political order of Europe.
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A.
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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B.
Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Kieler Frieden
Kieler Frieden is the 1814 peace treaty that ended hostilities between Denmark–Norway and Sweden–Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and led to the cession of Norway to Sweden.
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D.
Conference of Ambassadors
The Conference of Ambassadors was an inter-Allied diplomatic body established after World War I to oversee the implementation of peace treaties and resolve territorial disputes in Europe.
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E.
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)
The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) was a major diplomatic conference of the great powers that marked France’s reintegration into the European state system after the Napoleonic Wars and the end of Allied occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic conference
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historical event ⓘ |
| aim |
negotiate an end to the Thirty Years' War
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settle territorial and religious disputes in Europe ⓘ |
| chronology | took place during the 1640s ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource | early modern European diplomatic history ⓘ |
| endTime | 1648 ⓘ |
| facetOf | Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
codification of a new system of interstate relations in Europe
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end of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ recognition of state sovereignty principles ⓘ reconfiguration of the political order of Europe ⓘ territorial adjustments in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
negotiations in Münster
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negotiations in Osnabrück ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Münster
NERFINISHED
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Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
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Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ various German principalities ⓘ |
| result |
Peace of Münster
NERFINISHED
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Peace of Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ enhanced international status of France ⓘ enhanced international status of Sweden ⓘ formal recognition of Dutch independence from Spain ⓘ strengthening of the autonomy of German princes ⓘ weakening of Habsburg central authority in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Peace of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantOutcome |
confirmation of the legal status of Calvinism in the Holy Roman Empire
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recognition of the principle of cuius regio, eius religio in the Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1643 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | mid-17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westphalian peace congress Description of subject: The Westphalian peace congress was the series of diplomatic negotiations held in 1640s Münster and Osnabrück that produced the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War and reshaping the political order of Europe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
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negotiatedDuring
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Westphalian peace congress
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Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
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isPrecededBy
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Westphalian peace congress
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this entity surface form:
Westphalian peace negotiations
this entity surface form:
Peace of Westphalia negotiations