Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic

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The Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic was a 17th-century military coalition led by France and the Prince-Bishopric of Münster aimed at invading and partitioning the Dutch Republic during the Franco-Dutch War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century military coalition ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of England ⓘ
appliesToPart Rampjaar ⓘ
conflict Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
diplomaticInstrument secret treaties between France and Münster ⓘ
hasCause French expansionist policy under Louis XIV ⓘ
territorial ambitions of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
hasConsequence escalation of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
involvement of multiple European powers in the conflict ⓘ
hasEffect military invasion of the Dutch Republic in 1672 ⓘ
occupation of parts of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
hasGoal invasion of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
partition of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
hasLeader Christoph Bernhard von Galen ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
hasPart Kingdom of France ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
hasStrategicObjective territorial gains for France and Münster ⓘ
weakening of Dutch commercial and naval power ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
location Dutch Republic ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
militaryAction French invasion across the Rhine in 1672 ⓘ
Münster invasion of the eastern Dutch provinces ⓘ
opponent Dutch Republic ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
opposedBy Dutch States Army ⓘ
States General of the Netherlands ⓘ
participant France ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
partOf Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
relatedTo Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
result eventual withdrawal of Münster forces ⓘ
failure to permanently partition the Dutch Republic ⓘ
strengthening of Dutch internal resistance ⓘ
startTime 1672 ⓘ
temporalContext 17th century ⓘ

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Siege of Groningen (1672) → hasCause → Franco-Münster alliance against the Dutch Republic ⓘ