War of Devolution Begins
1667
Louis XIV, exploiting a technicality of Brabant inheritance law, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to claim them on behalf of his Spanish queen. French armies swept through Flanders; the Dutch, alarmed, quietly organized a triple alliance with England and Sweden. The Sun King's first war had been fought and almost won.
In context
Also in 1667 (3 other events on record)
- Milton Publishes Paradise Lost · Europe · Culture
- Dutch Raid on the Medway · Europe · War
- Treaty of Breda · Europe · Politics
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in War
- Before: 1665: Second Anglo-Dutch War Begins
- After: 1669: Venice Loses Candia
Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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