Treaty of the Pyrenees

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bilateral treaty historical event peace treaty

The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of the Pyrenees canonical	27
Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)	3
Peace of the Pyrenees	2
Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) ceding Roussillon to France	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
borderRegion	Pyrenees ⓘ
cededTerritoryToFrance	County of Artois ⓘ surface form: Artois (most of) Capcir ⓘ Conflent ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ surface form: Roussillon Vallespir ⓘ Cerdanya valley ⓘ surface form: northern Cerdanya several border towns in Flanders ⓘ several border towns in Hainaut ⓘ several border towns in Luxembourg region ⓘ
changedBorderBetween	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
dateSigned	1659-11-07 ⓘ
definedBorder	Franco-Spanish border ⓘ surface form: Franco-Spanish border along the Pyrenees
endedConflictBetween	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
endedWar	Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
followedBy	War of Devolution ⓘ surface form: War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)
historicalContext	Thirty Years’ War era ⓘ
includedDynasticMarriage	Louis XIV of France ⓘ Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locationSignedBetween	Hendaye ⓘ Irun ⓘ
locationSignedNear	Bidassoa River ⓘ Île des Faisans ⓘ
marriageClause	marriage of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa ⓘ
marriageClauseCondition	Maria Theresa’s renunciation of rights to the Spanish throne ⓘ payment of a large dowry by Spain ⓘ
mediatedBy	Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ Luis de Haro ⓘ
precedes	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
relatedToTreaty	Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
result	decline of Spanish hegemony in Europe ⓘ peace between France and Spain ⓘ strengthening of French power in Europe ⓘ territorial gains for France ⓘ
signatory	Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Monarchy of Spain
signatoryRuler	Louis XIV of France ⓘ Philip IV of Spain ⓘ
signedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
subject	balance of power in early modern Europe ⓘ territorial adjustments in the Pyrenees region ⓘ
yearSigned	1659 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

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

Philip IV of Spain → notableEvent → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

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

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

Cardinal Mazarin → notableWork → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

County of Artois → annexationTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

County of Roussillon → dissolvedOrAbolished → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Rey Planeta → signed → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain

Catalan Revolt → treaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Habsburg Spain → signed → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Treaties of the Kingdom of France → hasPart → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Treaties of Spain → notableExample → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino → notableWork → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Battle of the Dunes (1658) → relatedTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry → keyTurningPoint → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

House of Mazarin → associatedWithTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy → includes → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)

Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) → relatedTo → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Northern Catalonia → historicalEvent → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Northern Catalonia → cededByTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Pyrénées-Orientales department → borderTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

subject surface form: Pyrénées-Orientales

Franco-Spanish border wars → resultedIn → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) ceding Roussillon to France

Cerdanya → historicalEvent → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Cerdanya → dividedBy → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Franco-Spanish border → governedBy → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Luis de Haro → participatedIn → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peace of the Pyrenees

Île des Faisans → historicallySignificantFor → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

Île des Faisans → treatySignedHere → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peace of the Pyrenees

French-Catalan alliance of 1641 → followedBy → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)

Guerra dels Segadors → followedBy → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)

Maria Theresa of Austria (1638–1683) → associatedWith → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ

French Hainaut → historicalTreatyAffectingBorders → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ