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**France got the bishoprics of Metz, Toul, Verdun, and all of [[Alsace]] except Strasbourg and Mulhouse. They also acquired a vote in the Imperial German Diet.
**Sweden got [[Swedish Pomerania|Western Pomerania]] and the bishoprics of [[Bremen-Verden|Bremen]] and [[Stettin]]. They also got control of the mouth of the Oder, Elbe, and Weser Rivers. They also got acquired a vote in the Imperial German Diet.
**[[Bavaria]] acquired a vote in the Imperial Council of Electors[[Elector]]s (which elected the holyHoly romanRoman emperorEmperor).
**Brandenburg (Prussia) got [[Eastern Pomerania]], and the bishopric of [[Magdeburg]].
**Switzerland was recognized as a fully independent nation.
**Holland (Protestant Netherlands) was recognized as an independent nation (before its rebellion a century ago, it had been a possession of Spain and thus a property of the Habsburg family).
**The German states (about 360) were given the right to holdexercise their own externalforeign policy, but they could not wage war against the Holy Roman Emperor. The Empire as a whole still could wage wars and sign treaties.
**the election of romanRoman emperor ''vivente imperatore'' (election of next emperor before the death of the one who actually rules) was banned.
**The RhenishPalatinates Palatinate(Pfalzgraviates of the Rhein) was divided between the re-established Elector Palatine Charles Louis (son and heir of Frederick V) and Elector-Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (thus it was split between the Protestants and the Catholics). FrederickCharles Louis keptobtained the Lower Palatinate (Rhenish Palatinate) and MaxilianMaximilian kept the Upper Palatinate.
 
== Consequences ==