Orlando Roman
Intro: International Relations
8:00 a.m. T/R
Project # 1
The Treaty of Westphalia
Introduction
The Treaty of Westphalia was a series of drafted peace treaties that went on in Central Europe between 1644 and 1648. The main purpose of the treaty was to end the Thirty Year War in the Holy Roman Empire and ultimately ended the Eighty Year war between Spain and the Dutch Republic as well. A total of 194 delegations representing a variety of European powers came together to ratify what would be the foundations of the political system in Europe for years to come. Although the conference that led to the signing of the treaty held 194 delegations, there were only a few people that ultimately moved the chess pieces. Those were: Holy …show more content…
It was one of Europe’s most atrocious wars, with the death toll being in the range of 8 million, there’s no questioning why. Famine and disease were prevalent throughout all the regions, leading to the complete abolishment of some, or the decreasing population of the other. Hired mercenaries and soldiers fighting in armies were left unpaid by their leaders, with the expectation that they would have to fund themselves. This type of unfairness brought looting and extortions to many of the regions as well as other dreadful actions by these men leaving the occupied regions in a state on …show more content…
The European powers began peace treaty talks in 1644 with roughly 194 states involved. It was a rough start to the conference but after a few months they were able to begin negotiations. The Spanish and French delegations never managed to meet. The reason for this was the lack of an agreement regarding the proceedings of such conferences. Such as who walks in first, who sits where, and who leads these proceedings. Instead, most of the negotiations were done through a series of letters exchanged amongst the powers. Obviously, they didn’t have email or UPS back then, so they didn’t have the luxury of instant response. The letters would take anywhere from five days to fifteen days, resulting in a 4 year negotiation process. Ultimately leading to the Treaty of Westphalia being signed on October 24th,
Intro: International Relations
8:00 a.m. T/R
Project # 1
The Treaty of Westphalia
Introduction
The Treaty of Westphalia was a series of drafted peace treaties that went on in Central Europe between 1644 and 1648. The main purpose of the treaty was to end the Thirty Year War in the Holy Roman Empire and ultimately ended the Eighty Year war between Spain and the Dutch Republic as well. A total of 194 delegations representing a variety of European powers came together to ratify what would be the foundations of the political system in Europe for years to come. Although the conference that led to the signing of the treaty held 194 delegations, there were only a few people that ultimately moved the chess pieces. Those were: Holy …show more content…
It was one of Europe’s most atrocious wars, with the death toll being in the range of 8 million, there’s no questioning why. Famine and disease were prevalent throughout all the regions, leading to the complete abolishment of some, or the decreasing population of the other. Hired mercenaries and soldiers fighting in armies were left unpaid by their leaders, with the expectation that they would have to fund themselves. This type of unfairness brought looting and extortions to many of the regions as well as other dreadful actions by these men leaving the occupied regions in a state on …show more content…
The European powers began peace treaty talks in 1644 with roughly 194 states involved. It was a rough start to the conference but after a few months they were able to begin negotiations. The Spanish and French delegations never managed to meet. The reason for this was the lack of an agreement regarding the proceedings of such conferences. Such as who walks in first, who sits where, and who leads these proceedings. Instead, most of the negotiations were done through a series of letters exchanged amongst the powers. Obviously, they didn’t have email or UPS back then, so they didn’t have the luxury of instant response. The letters would take anywhere from five days to fifteen days, resulting in a 4 year negotiation process. Ultimately leading to the Treaty of Westphalia being signed on October 24th,