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Which peace restored Sophia's brother to the Lower Palatinate?

  • Treaty of Utrecht

  • Peace of Westphalia

  • Peace of Luneville

  • Peace of Tilsit

Answer

The Peace of Westphalia restored Sophia's brother, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, to the Lower Palatinate. Frederick had been deposed in the Thirty Years' War, and the Lower Palatinate had been given to Louis XIV of France. The Peace of Westphalia returned the Lower Palatinate to Frederick, and also recognized the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from Spain.
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