Thirty Years’ War | Summary, Causes, Combatants, Map, & Significance | Britannica
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Thirty Years’ War | Summary, Causes, Combatants, Map, & Significance | Britannica
The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War between Protestants and Catholics that had been kicked off by the Reformation, and ushered in the concept of states with bounded territorial sovereignty as opposed to the unbounded authority of the Catholic Church.
The unity of Christendom, which it maintained, was destroyed by the power of the French, Spanish, and English monarchies in the secular sphere, and by the Reformation in the sphere of religion.