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Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
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Franco-Spanish War (1635–59)
The
Franco-Spanish War
(1635–1659) was a military conflict that was the result of
French
involvement in the
Thirty Years' War
. After
the German allies of Sweden
were forced to seek terms with the
Holy Roman Empire
, the first French minister,
Cardinal Richelieu
, declared war on
Spain
because French territory was surrounded by
Habsburg
territories. The conflict was a continuation of the aims of the
War of the Mantuan Succession
(1628–31) in which France invaded northern Italy to take possession of territory claimed by the
Spanish Habsburgs
. The Franco-Spanish War ended in 1659 with the
Treaty of the Pyrenees
.
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