Treaty of the Pyrenees

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The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
borderRegion Pyrenees
cededTerritoryToFrance Artois (most of)
linked to: County of Artois

Capcir
Conflent
Roussillon
Vallespir
northern Cerdanya
linked to: Cerdanya valley

several border towns in Flanders
several border towns in Hainaut
several border towns in Luxembourg region
changedBorderBetween France
Spain
dateSigned 1659-11-07
definedBorder Franco-Spanish border along the Pyrenees
endedConflictBetween France
Spain
endedWar Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
followedBy War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)
linked to: War of Devolution
historicalContext Thirty Years’ War era
includedDynasticMarriage Louis XIV of France
Maria Theresa of Spain
language French
Spanish
locationSignedBetween Hendaye
Irun
locationSignedNear Bidassoa River
Île des Faisans
marriageClause marriage of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa
marriageClauseCondition Maria Theresa’s renunciation of rights to the Spanish throne
payment of a large dowry by Spain
mediatedBy Cardinal Mazarin
negotiatedBy Cardinal Mazarin
Luis de Haro
precedes Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
relatedToTreaty Peace of Westphalia
result decline of Spanish hegemony in Europe
peace between France and Spain
strengthening of French power in Europe
territorial gains for France
signatory Kingdom of France
Monarchy of Spain
linked to: Spanish monarchy
signatoryRuler Louis XIV of France
Philip IV of Spain
signedInCentury 17th century
subject balance of power in early modern Europe
territorial adjustments in the Pyrenees region
yearSigned 1659

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Philip IV of Spain notableEvent Treaty of the Pyrenees
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) concludedBy Treaty of the Pyrenees
Cardinal Mazarin notableWork Treaty of the Pyrenees
County of Artois annexationTreaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
County of Roussillon dissolvedOrAbolished Treaty of the Pyrenees
Philip IV of Spain signed Treaty of the Pyrenees
subject linked to: Rey Planeta
Catalan Revolt treaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
Habsburg Spain signed Treaty of the Pyrenees
Treaties of the Kingdom of France hasPart Treaty of the Pyrenees
Treaties of Spain notableExample Treaty of the Pyrenees
Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino notableWork Treaty of the Pyrenees
Battle of the Dunes (1658) relatedTreaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
House of Mazarin associatedWithTreaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy includes Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) relatedTo Treaty of the Pyrenees
Northern Catalonia historicalEvent Treaty of the Pyrenees
Northern Catalonia cededByTreaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
Pyrénées-Orientales borderTreaty Treaty of the Pyrenees
Franco-Spanish border wars resultedIn Treaty of the Pyrenees
Franco-Spanish border wars resultedIn Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) ceding Roussillon to France
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
Cerdanya historicalEvent Treaty of the Pyrenees
Cerdanya dividedBy Treaty of the Pyrenees
Franco-Spanish border governedBy Treaty of the Pyrenees
Luis de Haro participatedIn Peace of the Pyrenees
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
Île des Faisans historicallySignificantFor Treaty of the Pyrenees
Île des Faisans treatySignedHere Treaty of the Pyrenees
Île des Faisans treatySignedHere Peace of the Pyrenees
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
French-Catalan alliance of 1641 followedBy Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
Guerra dels Segadors followedBy Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)
linked to: Treaty of the Pyrenees
French Hainaut historicalTreatyAffectingBorders Treaty of the Pyrenees