Louis XIV's wars

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Louis XIV's wars were a series of major 17th- and early 18th-century conflicts through which the French king sought to expand and defend his realm, profoundly reshaping the balance of power in Europe.

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instanceOf European military conflicts ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
commandedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
endTime 1714 ⓘ
hasCause assertion of Bourbon dynastic claims ⓘ
defense of French frontiers ⓘ
desire to weaken Habsburg power ⓘ
religious and political rivalry with Protestant powers ⓘ
territorial expansion of France ⓘ
hasEffect devastation of parts of the Rhineland ⓘ
expansion of French territory ⓘ
heavy financial burden on France ⓘ
relative decline of Spain ⓘ
rise of the balance of power system in Europe ⓘ
strengthening of Britain and Austria ⓘ
temporary French military predominance in Europe ⓘ
hasPart Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Franco-Savoyard conflicts ⓘ
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
French campaigns in Catalonia ⓘ
French campaigns in Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Flanders Campaign

French campaigns in Italy ⓘ
French campaigns in the Dutch Republic ⓘ
French campaigns in the Palatinate ⓘ
French campaigns in the Rhineland ⓘ
French campaigns in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
French campaigns on the Rhine ⓘ
French intervention in the Scanian War ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
War of Devolution ⓘ
War of the Grand Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War

War of the League of Augsburg ⓘ
War of the Reunions ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
influenced development of standing armies in Europe ⓘ
evolution of modern military logistics ⓘ
fortification design and siege warfare ⓘ
influencedBy Cardinal Mazarin's foreign policy legacy ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Rhineland ⓘ
mainParticipant Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
notableCommander François-Henri de Montmorency, Duke of Luxembourg ⓘ
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne ⓘ
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
notableOpponentCommander John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
William III of Orange ⓘ
startTime 1667 ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ

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War of the League of Augsburg → partOf → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ
European state system → shapedBy → Wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
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Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) → partOf → wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV's wars
Duke of Villars → linkedToEvent → Louis XIV’s wars ⓘ
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Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War → relatedTo → Italian campaigns of Louis XIV ⓘ
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François-Henri de Montmorency → militaryConflict → wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
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War of the Two Queens → partOf → Wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
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Upper Rhine theatre → frontFor → wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
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Imperial invasion of Alsace (1674) → partOf → wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
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Siege of Valenciennes (1677) → partOf → Louis XIV’s wars of expansion ⓘ
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Siege of Cambrai (1677) → isPartOf → Wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV's wars