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Franco-Spanish War
7 Nov 1659
The Treaty of the Pyrenees is the last major diplomatic achievement by Cardinal Mazarin. Combined with the Peace of Westphalia, it allowed Louis XIV remarkable stability and diplomatic advantage by means of a weakened Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and a weakened Spanish Crown, along the agreed dowry, which was an important element in the French king's strategy.
All in all, in 1660, when the Swedish occupation of Poland finished, the ...
Franco-Spanish War Events
| 1635 May 20 |
Battle of Les Avins
The Battle of Les Avins or Battle of Avein was fought on May 20, 1635 during the Thirty Years' War between a French and a Spanish army.
The battle was fought in the Belgian village of ...
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1640 May 22 to 1640 Sep 20
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The Siege of Turin
The 1640 siege of Turin was a major action in two distinct wars: the Franco-Spanish War (1635) and the Piedmontese Civil War. Thomas of Savoy and his supporters had seized the city of Tur...
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| 1654 Aug 25 |
Battle of Arras
The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of a French army under Turenne against a Spanish army commanded by Don Fernidand de Salis and Condé.
Cyrano de Bergerac, w...
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| 1656 Jul 16 |
Battle of Valenciennes
With a little further sacrifice of pride on the part of Spain peace might, perhaps, have been made after the deaths of Louis XIII and Richelieu had placed Anne of Austria in power as Rege...
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| 1658 Jun 14 |
Second Battle of the Dunes
The Battle of the Dunes, fought on 14 June (Gregorian calendar), 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk. It was a victory of the French army, under Turenne, against the Spanish army...
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| 1659 Nov 7 |
Treaty of the Pyrenees
The Treaty of the Pyrenees is the last major diplomatic achievement by Cardinal Mazarin. Combined with the Peace of Westphalia, it allowed Louis XIV remarkable stability and diplomatic ad...
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