A report on Treaty of the Pyrenees
Signed on 7 November 1659 on Pheasant Island, and ended the Franco-Spanish War that had begun in 1635.
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Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
9 linksFought between France and Spain, with the participation of a changing list of allies through the war.
Fought between France and Spain, with the participation of a changing list of allies through the war.
The second phase continued until 1659 when France and Spain agreed to peace terms in the Treaty of the Pyrenees.
Louis XIV
9 linksKing of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715.
King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715.
In 1660, Louis had married Philip IV's eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, as one of the provisions of the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees.
Cardinal Mazarin
5 linksItalian cardinal, diplomat, and politician who served as the chief minister to the kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 until his death in 1661.
Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician who served as the chief minister to the kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 until his death in 1661.
On 7 November 1659 Spain signed the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which added Artois, the Cerdagne and Roussillon as new provinces of France.
Pheasant Island
4 linksUninhabited river island in the Bidasoa river, located between France and Spain, whose administration alternates between both nations.
Uninhabited river island in the Bidasoa river, located between France and Spain, whose administration alternates between both nations.
The most important historical event to have taken place on the island was the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees.
Philip IV of Spain
5 linksKing Spain Philip IV gouden souverein Doornik 1633.jpg, gold souverain or 'Lion d'or', struck 1633 in Tournai under King Philip IV of Spain.
King Spain Philip IV gouden souverein Doornik 1633.jpg, gold souverain or 'Lion d'or', struck 1633 in Tournai under King Philip IV of Spain.
The Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, and the marriage of Philip's daughter Maria Theresa to the young King Louis XIV finally brought the war with France to a conclusion.
Battle of the Dunes (1658)
5 linksThen the Spanish Netherlands.
Then the Spanish Netherlands.
Despite this victory, both the French and Spanish were financially exhausted by the long running war and negotiated the Treaty of the Pyrenees in November 1659.
Reapers' War
3 linksConflict that affected a large part of the Principality of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659.
Conflict that affected a large part of the Principality of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659.
It had an enduring effect in the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659), which ceded the County of Roussillon and the northern half of the County of Cerdanya to France (see French Cerdagne), splitting these northern Catalan territories off from the Principality of Catalonia and the Crown of Aragon, and thereby receding the borders of Spain to the Pyrenees.
Habsburg Spain
6 linksContemporary historiographical term referred to the Spain of the 16th and 17th centuries when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg (also associated with its role in the history of Central and Eastern Europe).
Contemporary historiographical term referred to the Spain of the 16th and 17th centuries when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg (also associated with its role in the history of Central and Eastern Europe).
Spain agreed to the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659 that ceded to France Artois, Roussillon, and portions of Lorraine.
Principality of Catalonia
5 linksMedieval and early modern state in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.
Medieval and early modern state in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.
By the Treaty of the Pyrenees the Roussillon was ceded to France.
War of Devolution
4 linksIn the 1667 to 1668 War of Devolution (Guerre de Dévolution, Devolutieoorlog), France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of Spain.
In the 1667 to 1668 War of Devolution (Guerre de Dévolution, Devolutieoorlog), France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of Spain.
As part of the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees that ended the Franco-Spanish War, Louis XIV of France married Maria Theresa, eldest daughter of Philip IV of Spain.