Mediaeval and modern history . 4). Sweden, already a great maritime power, was given territoriesin North Germany—Western Pomerania and other lands—whichgreatly enhanced her influence by giving her command of themouths of three important German rivers, — the Oder, the Elbe,and the Weser. But these lands were not given to the Swedishking in full sovereignty; they still remained a part of t^e Ger-manic body, and the king of Sweden through his relation tothem became a prince of the Empire and entitled to a seat inthe German Diet. The changes within the Empire were many, and some of themimportant.
Mediaeval and modern history . 4). Sweden, already a great maritime power, was given territoriesin North Germany—Western Pomerania and other lands—whichgreatly enhanced her influence by giving her command of themouths of three important German rivers, — the Oder, the Elbe,and the Weser. But these lands were not given to the Swedishking in full sovereignty; they still remained a part of t^e Ger-manic body, and the king of Sweden through his relation tothem became a prince of the Empire and entitled to a seat inthe German Diet. The changes within the Empire were many, and some of themimportant. Brandenburg, the nucleus of a future great state,especially received considerable additions of territory. She gotEastern Pomerania, and also valuable ecclesiastical lands. The articles respecting religion were even more important thanthose which established the metes and bounds of the differentstates. Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists were all put upon thesame footing. Every prince, with some reservations, was to have.
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