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       The (world) War of the League of Augsburg ends with the signing of the last of the six Treaties of Ryswick:

  • France returns Alsace-Lorraine to the Holy Roman Empire;
  • France ends its occupation of Luxembourg and the Spanish Netherlands;
  • France agrees to withdraw its support of the exiled James II (a Catholic, r. 1685 – 1688);
  • France renounces its claims in the Holy Roman Empire;
  • France resumes control of Acadia (Nova Scotia/New Scotland).

       [restored 10/26/2024]

Subsequent Events:

11/1/1701                   9/6/1715

References:

Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:21, 34.

Peace of Ryswick – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Ryswick

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