Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
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The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle or Aachen ended the War of Devolution between France and Spain. It was signed on 2 May 1668 in Aachen (French: Aix-la-Chapelle). Spain acceded on 7 May 1669.
Terms of the treaty
The treaty was mediated and guaranteed by the
Courtrai, Veurne, Binche, Charleroi and Ath were deemed necessary to facilitate future offensives in the Spanish Netherlands and the Dutch Republic
.
The treaty left to France all its conquests in
Peace of Nijmegen (1679), Louis XIV took advantage of it to occupy a number of villages and towns he adjudged to be dependencies of the cities and territories acquired in 1668.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Phillipson (1916), p. 222.
- ^ Phillips 1911, p. 450.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "Aix-la-Chapelle, Congresses of". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 449–450.
- Phillipson, Coleman (2010) [First published 1916]. Termination Of War And Treaties Of Peace. The Lawbook Exchange. ISBN 978-1584778608.
Further reading
- OCLC 6967152
External links
- Transcription of the treaty (in French, IEG Mainz)
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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