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• weakened the Hapsburg states of Spain and Austria;

• strengthened France by awarding it German territory;

• made German princes independent of the Holy Roman emperor;

• ended religious wars in Europe;

• introduced a new method of peace negotiation whereby all participants meet

to settle the problems of a war and decide the terms of peace. This method is

still used today

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