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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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
subject balance of power in early modern Europe ⓘ
territorial adjustments in the Pyrenees region ⓘ
yearSigned 1659 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

County of Artois → annexationTreaty → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → concludedBy → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
County of Roussillon → dissolvedOrAbolished → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of France → hasPart → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Philip IV of Spain → notableEvent → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Cardinal Mazarin → notableWork → Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Habsburg Spain → signed → 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 ⓘ