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War of Devolution (1667–68) - events| 24 May 1667 | France, Spain, Spanish Netherlands | After issuing a justificatory essay, King Louis XIV of France makes a call to arms and French troops invade the Spanish Netherlands to begin the War of Devolution. His pretext is that under Brabant law his wife Maria Theresa, as a child of King Philip IV of Spain's first marriage, has a much better claim to Spanish territories in the Netherlands than her half brother King Charles II of Spain. | | 2 May 1668 | France, Spain, Spanish Netherlands | The Peace of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) is signed between France and Spain, ending the War of Devolution. King Louis XIV of France is compelled to restore the Franche-Comté to Spain but he retains Lille and the 11 other fortresses in Flanders that surrendered to French forces during the war. |
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