Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)

E186521

early modern conflict war

The Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) was a late phase of the wider Franco-Dutch War in which France and Spain clashed over European territorial and dynastic dominance, culminating in French gains that were formalized in the Treaty of Nijmegen.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
1674 campaign of the Franco-Dutch War	1
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
aimedAt	expanding French frontiers to so‑called natural borders ⓘ weakening Spanish power in the Low Countries ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
cause	Franco-Dutch War escalation ⓘ French expansionist policy under Louis XIV ⓘ
commandedBy	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 ⓘ Spanish generals of Charles II’s government ⓘ
concludedWith	Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ surface form: Treaties of Nijmegen
conflictIn	Franco-Spanish relations ⓘ Louis XIV’s wars ⓘ
conflictType	dynastic and territorial war ⓘ
diplomaticContext	alliances and negotiations involving the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endedBy	Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ
endTime	1678 ⓘ
followedBy	War of the Reunions ⓘ
hasMainTheater	Catalonia ⓘ Franche-Comté ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ surface form: Roussillon Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
historicalPeriod	reign of Charles II of Spain ⓘ Reign of Louis XIV ⓘ surface form: reign of Louis XIV
location	Europe ⓘ
opponentOf	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
partOf	Franco-Dutch War ⓘ Louis XIV's wars ⓘ surface form: wars of Louis XIV
precededBy	Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ balance of power in Europe ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ confirmation of French dominance in Western Europe ⓘ territorial gains for France ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Cassel (1677) ⓘ Siege of Cambrai (1677) ⓘ Siege of Saint-Omer (1677) ⓘ Siege of Valenciennes (1677) ⓘ operations in Catalonia ⓘ
startTime	1673 ⓘ
territorialChange	Hainaut / borderlands between France and the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ surface form: France consolidated control over parts of Flanders and Hainaut France gained Franche-Comté ⓘ France gained towns in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Treaty of Nijmegen → follows → Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) ⓘ

Battle of Seneffe → campaign → Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1674 campaign of the Franco-Dutch War