Devolution War

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The Devolution War was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, fought Spain over claims to the Spanish Netherlands, testing French military strength and European diplomatic alliances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs War of Devolution ⓘ
concludedBy Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
conflictOf Franco-Spanish relations ⓘ
diplomaticContext Balance-of-power politics in 17th-century Europe ⓘ
Rivalry between Bourbon France and Habsburg Spain ⓘ
endTime 1668 ⓘ
followedBy Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
follows Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
hasCause French claims to parts of the Spanish Netherlands based on the law of devolution ⓘ
Succession claims of Louis XIV on behalf of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
hasCommander François de Créquy ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ
Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
hasKeyFigure Charles II of England ⓘ
Charles II of Spain ⓘ
Johan de Witt ⓘ
Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France

Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
hasLegalBasis Brabantine law of devolution ⓘ
hasLocation Flanders ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ
Northern France ⓘ
linked to: northern France

Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
hasOutcome Confirmation of French gains by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
Demonstration of French military strength in Europe ⓘ
Formation of the Triple Alliance against France ⓘ
French territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
hasParticipant Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
involves Triple Alliance of the Dutch Republic, England, and Sweden ⓘ
opposedBy Triple Alliance ⓘ
partOf Wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: War of Devolution
primaryBelligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
significantEvent Capture of Charleroi ⓘ
Capture of Douai ⓘ
Capture of Tournai ⓘ
French invasion of Franche-Comté (1668) ⓘ
Siege of Lille (1667) ⓘ
startTime 1667 ⓘ
territorialChange France gained towns including Lille, Tournai, Douai, and Charleroi in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
yearOfTreaty 1668 ⓘ

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War of Devolution → alsoKnownAs → Devolution War ⓘ