Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)

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early modern conflict war

The Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) was a major 17th-century conflict between France and Spain, intertwined with the Thirty Years' War, that marked the decline of Spanish dominance in Europe and the rise of France as a leading continental power.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Franco-Spanish War	1
French–Spanish War (1635–1659)	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerentSide	France and its allies ⓘ Spain and its allies ⓘ
chronologyWithin	17th century ⓘ
concludedBy	Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
conflictOf	France–Habsburg rivalry ⓘ
conflictType	interstate war ⓘ
endTime	1659 ⓘ
followedBy	War of Devolution ⓘ
hasCause	French opposition to Habsburg encirclement ⓘ Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry ⓘ competition for European hegemony ⓘ
hasCommander	Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ Don John of Austria the Younger ⓘ Francisco de Melo ⓘ Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ Philip IV of Spain ⓘ Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ surface form: Turenne
hasEffect	decline of Spanish dominance in Europe ⓘ recognition of Portuguese independence ⓘ rise of France as leading continental power ⓘ territorial gains for France in the Pyrenees region ⓘ weakening of Habsburg influence in Europe ⓘ
hasParticipant	Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
hasSignificantEvent	Battle of Lens ⓘ Battle of Rocroi ⓘ Battle of the Dunes (1658) ⓘ Catalan Revolt ⓘ Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ Siege of Arras (1640) ⓘ Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
location	Catalonia ⓘ Southern Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Flanders France ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Pyrenees ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
opponent	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
partOf	Thirty Years' War ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ Spanish defeat ⓘ
startTime	1635 ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Catalan Revolt → chronologicalContext → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Army of Flanders → conflict → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Rey Planeta → conflict → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain

Return of Franche-Comté to Spain → conflictContext → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-Spanish War

Treaty of the Pyrenees → endedWar → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Eighty Years' War → followedBy → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Thirty Years' War → followedBy → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

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

European wars of religion → hasPart → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French–Spanish War (1635–1659)

Habsburg Spain → involvedIn → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares → involvedInConflict → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Philip IV of Spain → notableEvent → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne → participantIn → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti → participatedIn → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé → participatedIn → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

County of Artois → playedRoleIn → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ

Portuguese Restoration War → relatedTo → Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ