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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Ends the War of Devolution

Type Event Region Europe Time 1668

On May 2, 1668, France, Spain, England, and the Dutch Republic signed a peace treaty at Aachen (modern Aachen, Germany), formally ending the War of D…

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  1. 1668Aachen · AachenRepresentatives of France, Spain, England, and the Dutch and other states signed the peace treaty at Aachen, confirming territorial changes and ending the state of hostility in the War of Devolution.
  2. 1668Spanish Netherlands · Spanish NetherlandsFrance retained strategic strongpoints such as Lille and Dunkirk, returned most of the occupied Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, and the political order of the Low Countries was temporarily reorganized.

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