Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)

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early modern conflict war

The Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) was a late 16th-century conflict in which France under Henry IV fought Spain and its allies, contributing to the end of major hostilities in the French Wars of Religion and reshaping the balance of power in Western Europe.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Spanish intervention in France under Philip II	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of France ⓘ surface form: France under Henry IV Habsburg Spain ⓘ surface form: Spain under Philip II Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
cause	French attempt to end foreign intervention in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ Spanish support for the Catholic League in France ⓘ
commandedBy	Archduke Albert of Austria ⓘ Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron ⓘ Henry IV of France ⓘ
conflictOf	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
conflictType	interstate war ⓘ
contributedTo	consolidation of Henry IV’s rule in France ⓘ end of major hostilities in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
diplomaticOutcome	Spanish evacuation of several occupied French towns ⓘ restoration of pre-war borders between France and Spain in many areas ⓘ
effect	relative decline of Spanish influence in France ⓘ reshaping of the balance of power in Western Europe ⓘ strengthening of France’s international position ⓘ
endTime	1598 ⓘ
followedBy	period of peace between France and Spain ⓘ
hasParticipant	Catholic League in France ⓘ surface form: Catholic League (France) Henry IV of France ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Philip II of Spain ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
historicalRegion	Habsburg Spain ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
location	France ⓘ Southern Netherlands ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
opponent	Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
partOf	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
peaceTreaty	Peace of Vervins ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Vervins
precededBy	earlier phases of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
relatedTo	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ Eighty Years' War ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholic–Protestant conflict in France ⓘ
result	Peace of Vervins ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Vervins
significantEvent	Battle of Fontaine-Française ⓘ Siege of Amiens (1597) ⓘ Siege of Calais (1596) ⓘ Siege of Cambrai (1595) ⓘ
startTime	1595 ⓘ
timePeriod	late 16th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

French Wars of Religion → followedBy → Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) ⓘ

relief of Rouen (1592) → relatedTo → Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish intervention in France under Philip II