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Conflict Europe

War of Devolution

1667 CE – 1668 CE · 1 year

Louis XIV's first war of conquest, claiming the Spanish Netherlands through his wife's inheritance rights. Though France gained several Flemish towns, the Triple Alliance checked French ambitions temporarily.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of France (Louis XIV)
  • Spanish Netherlands & Triple Alliance

Key moments

Defining events in the War of Devolution.

  1. 1667 French conquest of Flanders
  2. 1668 Conquest of Franche-Comté
  3. 1668 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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