French invasion of the Rhineland
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The French invasion of the Rhineland was Louis XIV’s 1688 military incursion into the Holy Roman Empire’s western territories, intended to pressure German princes and assert French claims, which helped trigger the wider Nine Years’ War.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the Nine Years' War
ⓘ
military invasion ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| causeOf | outbreak of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| commandedBy | French marshals under Louis XIV's authority ⓘ |
| commander | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | offensive campaign ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| followedBy | wider European coalition against France ⓘ |
| follows | French policy of expansion under Louis XIV ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Rhine Valley
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surface form:
Rhine River valley
|
| hasParticipant |
German princes
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| involved |
French occupation of key Rhineland fortresses
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crossing of the Rhine by French forces ⓘ |
| location |
Rhineland
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western territories of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
French desire to secure its eastern frontier
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French dynastic claims ⓘ |
| objective |
to assert French territorial claims in the Rhineland
ⓘ
to pressure German princes ⓘ |
| opponent | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Imperial and German territorial forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nine Years' War
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War of Devolution ⓘ
surface form:
wars of Louis XIV
|
| politicalContext | rivalry between Bourbon France and the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | French diplomatic pressure on German states ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French expansionism under Louis XIV
ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ League of Augsburg ⓘ |
| result |
contribution to the formation of the Grand Alliance against France
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escalation of tensions within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ mobilization of Imperial forces ⓘ |
| significance |
helped trigger a major European coalition war against France
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marked the opening phase of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1688 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 1688–1689 opening phase of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1688 ⓘ |
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