Habsburg Spain in the War of Devolution

Timeline

1. 1667Madrid · SpainIn May 1667, Louis XIV invaded the Spanish Netherlands on the grounds that the dowry clauses of his marriage to Maria Theresa had not been honored. The Spanish regency government urgently mobilized the garrison in the Netherlands and sought foreign aid; the war broke out.
2. 1667–1668Spanish Netherlands · BelgiumFrench forces under the Prince of Condé and others captured key positions such as Dunkirk and Lille; Spain, together with the Dutch Republic, England, and Sweden, formed an anti-French front, and in early 1668 a combined Anglo-Dutch fleet applied pressure, halting further French partition of the Netherlands.
3. 1668Aix-la-Chapelle · FranceOn 2 May 1668, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed: France retained some conquered territories and renounced its claims to the rest of the Spanish Netherlands, while Spain preserved the bulk of the Netherlands but was severely drained; the Western European balance of power was temporarily restored.