Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)

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historical event international treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) was a peace agreement that ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain, forcing Louis XIV to relinquish many of his conquests in the Spanish Netherlands while retaining some key fortified towns.

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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 3
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) 1
Treaty of Aachen (1668) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
surface form: Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Aachen (1668)
category 1668 in Europe ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
Treaties of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
conflictEnded War of Devolution ⓘ
continentContext Europe ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
dateSigned 1668-05-02 ⓘ
follows War of Devolution ⓘ
surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)
geopoliticalImpact limited French expansion in the Spanish Netherlands while consolidating key gains ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalStatus ratified international agreement ⓘ
locationSigned Aachen ⓘ
Aachen ⓘ
surface form: Aix-la-Chapelle
mediatedBy Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Sweden

Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ
surface form: Triple Alliance (England, Dutch Republic, Sweden)
partOf European balance of power diplomacy in the 17th century ⓘ
precedes Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ
presentDayLocation Aachen ⓘ
surface form: Aachen, Germany
primaryPurpose to end the War of Devolution between France and Spain ⓘ
result France evacuated most of its conquests in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
France retained several fortified towns in Flanders ⓘ
end of hostilities between France and Spain in the War of Devolution ⓘ
territorial adjustments in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
retainedByFrance Audenarde ⓘ
Charleroi ⓘ
Courtrai ⓘ
Douai ⓘ
Lille ⓘ
Oudenarde ⓘ
Tournai ⓘ
returnedToSpain most conquered territories in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
signatory Charles II of Spain ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
stipulated France to dismantle some fortifications in evacuated territories ⓘ
confirmation of French rights to certain border towns ⓘ
yearSigned 1668 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Aachen (1668)
Devolution War → concludedBy → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of France → hasPart → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
Treaty of the Pyrenees → precedes → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
Siege of Tournai (1667) → relatedEvent → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
War of Devolution → result → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession → result → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Triple Alliance (1668) → resultedIn → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
King George's War → treaty → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
War of Jenkins' Ear → treaty → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Siege of Lille (1667) → treatyConsequence → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ