Treaty of Ryswick

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1. 1697The Hague and Delft · Dutch RepublicMediated by King Charles XI of Sweden, French representatives stayed at The Hague and allied representatives at Delft, with the conference moved to Ryswick. William III and Louis XIV each sent trusted agents Bentinck and Boufflers to confer privately, breaking the deadlock of the open conference and drafting an outline recognizing William's throne and adjusting the frontiers.
2. 1697Nieuwe Hof at Ryswick · Dutch RepublicOn 20 September France signed separate treaties with England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic: Louis XIV recognized William III as king of England and pledged not to aid any power attempting to disturb his possession; Spain recovered Catalonia and several barrier fortresses in the Netherlands; the Dutch obtained more favorable commercial arrangements. The Emperor's side temporarily refused to sign.
3. 1697Ryswick · Dutch RepublicLeopold I signed on 30 October because the Ottoman war was unfinished and he could not face France alone. France kept Alsace including Strasbourg, gave up Philipsburg, Freiburg, Breisach and others on the right bank of the Rhine, and largely returned Lorraine to its duke; the Palatinate and Cologne disputes were settled by dropping French claims. The maritime powers took no continental territory.