Ryswick, Treaty of

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Ryswick, Treaty of, 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance Grand Alliance, War of the, 1688–97, war between France and a coalition of European powers, known as the League of Augsburg (and, after 1689, as the Grand Alliance).
..... Click the link for more information. . Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback for Louis XIV Louis XIV, 1638–1715, king of France (1643–1715), son and successor of King Louis XIII.

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After his father's death his mother, Anne of Austria , was regent for Louis, but the real power was wielded by Anne's adviser, Cardinal
..... Click the link for more information. , who kept Strasbourg but lost most other conquests made after 1679. Commercial concessions were granted the Dutch, the independence of Savoy was recognized, and William III was acknowledged king of England.

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