War of Devolution

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17th-century conflict war

The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Devolution War →
belligerent	France → Spain → Spanish Netherlands →
date	1667–1668 →
endTime	1668 →
followedBy	Dutch War → Franco-Dutch War →
hasCause	French dynastic claims to parts of the Spanish Netherlands → application of the law of devolution in Brabant →
hasCommander	François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg → Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne → Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé → Louis XIV of France →
hasEffect	Diplomatic isolation of Spain → Formation of the Triple Alliance (1668) → Increased European concern over French expansion → Strengthening of French frontier fortifications in Flanders →
hasLocation	Flanders → Franche-Comté → Spanish Netherlands →
hasOpposingForce	France → Spain → Triple Alliance →
hasParticipant	Dutch Republic → France → Kingdom of England → Spanish Empire → Spanish Netherlands → Sweden →
opposedBy	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Sweden → Triple Alliance →
partOf	Louis XIV’s wars →
primaryTheater	Franche-Comté → Low Countries →
result	French territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands → Return of Franche-Comté to Spain → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) →
significantEvent	French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667 → Occupation of Franche-Comté (1668) → Siege of Douai (1667) → Siege of Lille (1667) → Siege of Tournai (1667) →
startTime	1667 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Devolution War ("Wars of Louis XIV") → French invasion of the Rhineland ("wars of Louis XIV") → Siege of Tournai (1667) ("Louis XIV’s invasion of the Spanish Netherlands") → War of Devolution ("Louis XIV’s wars") → War of the Reunions ("Louis XIV’s wars") →	partOf
Army of Flanders → Siege of Douai (1667) → Siege of Lille (1667) →	conflict
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → Treaty of the Pyrenees ("War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)") →	followedBy
Siege of Douai (1667) ("French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)") → Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ("French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)") →	follows
Franco-Dutch War → Siege of Lille (1667) ("French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667") →	precededBy
War of Devolution ("French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667") → War of Devolution ("Occupation of Franche-Comté (1668)") →	significantEvent
Devolution War →	alsoKnownAs
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) →	conflictEnded
Triple Alliance (1668) →	contextOf
Louis Dieudonné →	notableEvent
Siege of Lille (1667) ("Flanders theatre of the War of Devolution") →	theatre