Ap European History Timeline Project

The stay of AugsburgThe Peace of Augsburg was signed in 1555, ending the wars of religion in the Holy Roman Empire. It stated that the leaders of the many provinces in the Empire can decide what religion they wanted their people to follow. This treaty recognized Lutheran Protestants and Catholics, but not Calvinism. This essentially was the first time in the Holy Roman Empire that another religion was allowed, besides Catholicism.Treaty of WestphaliaSigned in 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia at one time again ended a religious war, the Thirty Years War. It was the treaty that recognized Calvinism, finally, a abundant with Lutheranism and Catholicism. It used the same policy as the treaty before, The Peace of Augsburg. The Holy Roman Empire had effectively become a collection of different states and provinces with differing religious views ruled by mainly Hapsburgs.Peace of ParisThe Peace of Paris was signed in 1763. It was signed in a peace agreement to end the Seven Years War. Brita in obtained much of cut lands in the Americas, beginning their extensive dominance outside of continental Europe. However, the French obtained the West Indies, which was also a treasure for them. Prussia and Austria were not included in the treaty, rather signing a different treaty, the Treaty of Hubertusburg.Congress of ViennaThe Congress of Vienna was a meeting of the leaders of many countries from Europe to decide what to do after the Napoleonic Wars. The Final Act of the treaty was signed just days after his final defeat at Waterloo. The Bourbons of France were restored as the monarchs and Napoleon was exiled once again. The balance of power in Europe had been restored. It was signed in 1814.The Frankfurt AssemblyThis was the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. After long discussion and debates in 1849, a new constitution was drawn up. It outlined the entire German Empires government, including the hereditary emperor, the Kaiser. This constitution was then lat er on used as the basis for the constitution of the Weimar Republic and for the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. Overall, the Frankfurt Assembly had a huge impact on the next of Germany.