Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)

Target entity: Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Context triple: [Eighty Years' War, followedBy, Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)]

• A. Nine Years' War
  The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
• B. War of Devolution
  The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
• C. War of the Spanish Succession
  The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
• D. Franco-Dutch War
  The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
• E. Eighty Years' War
  The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Target entity description: The Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) was a major 17th-century conflict between France and Spain, intertwined with the Thirty Years' War, that marked the decline of Spanish dominance in Europe and the rise of France as a leading continental power.

• A. Nine Years' War
  The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
• B. War of Devolution
  The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
• C. War of the Spanish Succession
  The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
• D. Franco-Dutch War
  The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
• E. Eighty Years' War
  The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
• F. None of above. chosen