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Treaty of Ryswick
The
1697
Treaty of Ryswick
settled the
War of the Grand Alliance
or the
War of the League of Augsburg
(called
King William's War
in North America) which pitted
France
against the
Grand Alliance
of
England
,
Spain
, and the
Netherlands
. France under
Louis XIV
retained
Strasbourg
but returned other territories gained since
1679
. By the treaty,
Savoy
was recognized as independent, and
William III
was recognized as King of England. The Netherlands received some commercial concessions.
See Also
Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
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