Louis XIV's wars

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European military conflicts series of wars

Louis XIV's wars were a series of major 17th- and early 18th-century conflicts through which the French king sought to expand and defend his realm, profoundly reshaping the balance of power in Europe.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
wars of Louis XIV	2
Italian campaigns of Louis XIV	1
Louis XIV’s wars	1
Wars of Louis XIV	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European military conflicts ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
commandedBy	Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1714 ⓘ
hasCause	assertion of Bourbon dynastic claims ⓘ defense of French frontiers ⓘ desire to weaken Habsburg power ⓘ religious and political rivalry with Protestant powers ⓘ territorial expansion of France ⓘ
hasEffect	devastation of parts of the Rhineland ⓘ expansion of French territory ⓘ heavy financial burden on France ⓘ relative decline of Spain ⓘ rise of the balance of power system in Europe ⓘ strengthening of Britain and Austria ⓘ temporary French military predominance in Europe ⓘ
hasPart	Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-Savoyard conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaigns in Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaigns in Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaigns in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaigns in the Dutch Republic ⓘ French campaigns in the Palatinate ⓘ French campaigns in the Rhineland ⓘ French campaigns in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ French campaigns on the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ French intervention in the Scanian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Devolution NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the League of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Reunions NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	development of standing armies in Europe ⓘ evolution of modern military logistics ⓘ fortification design and siege warfare ⓘ
influencedBy	Cardinal Mazarin's foreign policy legacy ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainParticipant	Duchy of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	François-Henri de Montmorency, Duke of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé NERFINISHED ⓘ Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableOpponentCommander	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1667 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 18th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

War of the League of Augsburg → partOf → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

European state system → shapedBy → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Louis XIV

Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) → partOf → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: wars of Louis XIV

Duke of Villars → linkedToEvent → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XIV’s wars

Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War → relatedTo → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian campaigns of Louis XIV

Marshal of France François-Henri de Montmorency → militaryConflict → Louis XIV's wars ⓘ

subject surface form: François-Henri de Montmorency

this entity surface form: wars of Louis XIV