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__Peace of Westphalia__ The Peace of Westphalia was a treaty which marked the turning point of the European world. This was the treaty that ended the conflicts over religious faiths. This treaty recognized over three hundred German princes and each was given territory and make war and peace. After this treaty the Habsburg’s power was limited, but the Holy Roman Empire continued to function as a federation. In religion the treaty stated that the Augsburg agreement of 1555 should stand and the modification was that their would be a freedom of religion that was the choice of the prince of the state. McKay, John P., Hill, Bennett D., Buckler, John //__A History of Western Society__// Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.