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What did the Confederation achieve in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia (Westfälischer Friede)?
In the exam (German)
Was erreichte die Eidgenossenschaft im Jahr 1648 mit dem Westfälischen Frieden?
- aIt made a military alliance with Spain and France.Sie schloss ein Militärbündnis mit Spanien und Frankreich.
- bIt gained Geneva and Valais as new members.Sie erhielt Genf und das Wallis als neue Orte dazu.
- cIt received a common constitution with a Federal Council.Sie erhielt eine gemeinsame Verfassung mit Bundesrat.
- dIts independence from the Holy Roman Empire was recognised.Ihre Unabhängigkeit vom Heiligen Römischen Reich wurde anerkannt.Correct answer
Why?
At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 recognised that the Confederation no longer belonged to the Empire. The mayor of Basel, Johann Rudolf Wettstein, negotiated for the Confederates.
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