1659
Treaty of Pyrenees
Ends the war with Spain, France receives Roussillon and part of the Spanish Netherlands
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Pyrenees in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ends the war with Spain, France receives Roussillon and part of the Spanish Netherlands
Signs a peace Treaty with Spain. A contract arranges for Louis XIV's marriage to the Spanish infanta Anne
Carnot was sent to organize defence on the Spanish frontier and developed plans for the Pyrenean region.
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