Postwar Reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire

Timeline

1. 1648Vienna and the imperial states · Holy Roman EmpireThe peace treaty confirmed the princes' substantial independence in military, diplomatic, and internal affairs; the emperor could not interfere in princely matters without the consent of the Diet, and imperial central power contracted sharply.
2. 1648Imperial Diet at Regensburg · BavariaThe treaty brought Calvinism into the fold of legal confessions, established the principle of equal representation among confessions, and had the Imperial Diet deliberate in groups divided by Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist confessions, institutionalizing the management of religious conflict.
3. 1648–1650States of Central Europe · Holy Roman EmpireSweden and France acquired territories within the empire, and princes such as Brandenburg also received compensation; the empire's map and power structure were redrawn, forming a loose federation of hundreds of coexisting political entities.