Nine Years' War

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European war Louis XIV war conflict war

The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.

Aliases (9)

War of the Grand Alliance ×11
Nine Years’ War ×4
Battles of the Nine Years' War ×2
Nine Years War ×2
War of the League of Augsburg ×2
King William's War ×1
Low Countries theatre of the Nine Years' War ×1
Nine Years' War era ×1
Wars of Louis XIV ×1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European war → Louis XIV war → conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	War of the Grand Alliance → War of the League of Augsburg →
endDate	1697 →
endedBy	Treaty of Ryswick →
followedBy	War of the Spanish Succession →
hasBelligerent	Danish-Norwegian Realm → Duchy of Lorraine → Duchy of Savoy → Dutch Republic → Electorate of Bavaria → Electorate of Brandenburg → Electorate of Saxony → Habsburg Monarchy → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Scotland → Papal States → Portugal → Spain → Sweden →
hasCategory	17th-century conflicts → Wars involving England → Wars involving France → Wars involving the Dutch Republic → Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire →
hasCause	French attempts to revise the Treaty of Westphalia settlement → French invasion of the Rhineland → expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France →
hasColonialName	King William's War →
hasColonialTheatre	King William's War in North America →
hasCommander	Admiral Edward Russell → Anne Hilarion de Tourville → Duke of Luxembourg → Duke of Marlborough → Duke of Savoy → Marshal Boufflers → Marshal Catinat → Prince of Waldeck →
hasContext	followed the Glorious Revolution in England →
hasDuration	9 years →
hasEconomicImpact	heavy war debts for participating states →
hasMajorBattle	Battle of Aughrim (1691) → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Battle of Fleurus (1690) → Battle of La Hogue (1692) → Battle of Lagos (1693) → Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) → Battle of Marsaglia (1693) → Battle of Steinkirk (1692) → Battle of the Boyne (1690) → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → Siege of Namur (1692) →
hasOpposingLeader	Charles II of Spain → Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → Louis XIV of France → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy → William III of England →
hasPrimaryBelligerent	Grand Alliance → Kingdom of France →
hasReligiousAspect	linked to Protestant–Catholic tensions in Europe →
hasSignificance	checked French territorial expansion in Europe → contributed to financial and military innovations in European states → marked rise of England and the Dutch Republic as major maritime powers →
hasTheatre	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Catalonia → Flanders → Ireland → Italy → North America → Rhine → Scotland →
partOf	Wars of Louis XIV →
peaceTreatySignedAt	Rijswijk →
precededBy	Franco-Dutch War →
result	French evacuation of many occupied territories → French recognition of William III as King of England → status quo ante bellum largely restored in Europe →
startDate	1688 →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Battle of Fleurus (1690) → Battle of Lagos (1693) → Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) → Battle of Marsaglia (1693) → Battle of Steinkirk (1692) → Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard → Claude Louis Hector de Villars → Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford ("War of the Grand Alliance") → English Army → French invasion of the Rhineland → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → League of Augsburg → League of Augsburg ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Louis XIV of France ("War of the League of Augsburg") → Marshal Tallard ("Nine Years’ War") → Prince of Waldeck → Prince of Waldeck ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Royal Scots Navy → Siege of Namur (1692) → Staatse leger →	conflict
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Battle of Fleurus (1690) ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Battle of La Hogue (1692) → Battle of Lagos (1693) → Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) → Battle of Marsaglia (1693) → French invasion of the Rhineland → King William's War → Nine Years' War ("Wars of Louis XIV") → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → Siege of Namur (1692) ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Williamite War in Ireland →	partOf
Anthonie Heinsius → James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick → King's Own Scottish Borderers → Marshal Boufflers → Marshal Catinat → Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban →	participatedIn
Anne Hilarion de Tourville → Anne Hilarion de Tourville ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Claude Louis Hector de Villars → Louis François, duc de Boufflers →	participantIn
Nine Years' War ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Nine Years' War ("War of the League of Augsburg") →	alsoKnownAs
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic → Duke of Luxembourg →	associatedWithConflict
Battle of Fleurus (1690) ("Battles of the Nine Years' War") → Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) ("Battles of the Nine Years' War") →	category
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → King William's War →	conflictIn
Franco-Dutch War ("Nine Years’ War") → War of the Reunions ("Nine Years’ War") →	followedBy
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → Louis Dieudonné ("Nine Years’ War") →	notableEvent
Grand Alliance → Grand Alliance ("War of the Grand Alliance") →	participatedInConflict
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) ("War of the Grand Alliance") → Battle of Fleurus (1690) ("Low Countries theatre of the Nine Years' War") →	theatre
States Army of the Dutch Republic →	activeDuring
Treaty of Ryswick →	endedConflict
Marshal Boufflers ("War of the Grand Alliance") →	era
Baron Churchill of Sandridge →	firstHolderNotableConflict
War of the Spanish Succession →	follows
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi ("War of the Grand Alliance") →	militaryConflict
Dutch navy of the Republic →	notableWar
Treaty of Vienna (1689) →	partOfConflict
Treaty of Ryswick →	precededBy
Province of New Hampshire ("King William's War") →	significantConflict
Stuart period ("Nine Years War") →	significantEvent
Heidelberg ("Nine Years War") →	sufferedDestructionDuring
Grand Alliance ("Nine Years' War era") →	timePeriod