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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
War of Devolution canonical	22
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667	2
Louis XIV’s wars	2
Flanders theatre of the War of Devolution	1
Franco-Brandenburg War	1
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)	1
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)	1
Louis XIV’s early wars	1
Louis XIV’s invasion of the Spanish Netherlands	1
Occupation of Franche-Comté (1668)	1
War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)	1
Wars of Louis XIV	1
wars of Louis XIV	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Devolution War ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
date	1667–1668 ⓘ
endTime	1668 ⓘ
followedBy	Franco-Dutch War ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
hasOpposingForce	Kingdom of France ⓘ surface form: France Spain ⓘ Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ surface form: Triple Alliance
hasParticipant	Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands Sweden ⓘ
opposedBy	Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Triple Alliance (1668) ⓘ surface form: Triple Alliance
partOf	War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667 War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Occupation of Franche-Comté (1668) Siege of Douai (1667) ⓘ Siege of Lille (1667) ⓘ Siege of Tournai (1667) ⓘ
startTime	1667 ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

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

Triple Alliance (1668) → contextOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

Franco-Dutch War → precededBy → War of Devolution ⓘ

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → conflictEnded → War of Devolution ⓘ

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → follows → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667–1668)

War of Devolution → significantEvent → War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667

War of Devolution → significantEvent → War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupation of Franche-Comté (1668)

War of Devolution → partOf → War of Devolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XIV’s wars

Louis Dieudonné → notableEvent → War of Devolution ⓘ

Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → followedBy → War of Devolution ⓘ

War of the Reunions → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XIV’s wars

French invasion of the Rhineland → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: wars of Louis XIV

Army of Flanders → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

Treaty of the Pyrenees → followedBy → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)

Devolution War → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Louis XIV

Devolution War → alsoKnownAs → War of Devolution ⓘ

Siege of Douai (1667) → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

Siege of Douai (1667) → follows → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands (1667)

Siege of Lille (1667) → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

Siege of Lille (1667) → precededBy → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1667

Siege of Lille (1667) → theatre → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flanders theatre of the War of Devolution

Siege of Tournai (1667) → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

Siege of Tournai (1667) → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XIV’s invasion of the Spanish Netherlands

Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry → relatedTo → War of Devolution ⓘ

Don John of Austria the Younger → participatedIn → War of Devolution ⓘ

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679) → partOfConflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-Brandenburg War

Reign of Louis XIV → notableEvent → War of Devolution ⓘ

Jean II d’Estrées → participatedIn → War of Devolution ⓘ

fortifications of Lille → significantEvent → War of Devolution ⓘ

subject surface form: Fortifications of Lille

Captain General of the Army of Flanders → usedInWar → War of Devolution ⓘ

Capture of Charleroi → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

French invasion of Franche-Comté (1668) → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

French invasion of Franche-Comté (1668) → hasRelatedEvent → War of Devolution ⓘ

Capture of Douai → conflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

Capture of Douai → partOf → War of Devolution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XIV’s early wars

Bourbon France → involvedInConflict → War of Devolution ⓘ

French campaign in the Spanish Netherlands (1667) → alsoKnownAs → War of Devolution ⓘ