Treaty of the Pyrenees
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The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of the Pyrenees canonical | 27 |
| Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) | 3 |
| Peace of the Pyrenees | 2 |
| Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) ceding Roussillon to France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486708 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Treaty of the Pyrenees Context triple: [Philip IV of Spain, notableEvent, Treaty of the Pyrenees]
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Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
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Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy)
The Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) was a 1713 peace agreement within the larger Utrecht settlement that ended hostilities between France and the Duchy of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession, reshaping territorial control in regions such as Savoy and Piedmont.
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Treaties of Córdoba
The Treaties of Córdoba were the 1821 agreements between Spanish royalist authorities and Mexican insurgents that recognized Mexico’s independence and laid the groundwork for its first constitutional order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of the Pyrenees Target entity description: The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.
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A.
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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B.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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C.
Treaty of Rastatt
The Treaty of Rastatt was a 1714 peace agreement between France and Austria that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession by redefining territorial control in Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy)
The Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) was a 1713 peace agreement within the larger Utrecht settlement that ended hostilities between France and the Duchy of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession, reshaping territorial control in regions such as Savoy and Piedmont.
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E.
Treaties of Córdoba
The Treaties of Córdoba were the 1821 agreements between Spanish royalist authorities and Mexican insurgents that recognized Mexico’s independence and laid the groundwork for its first constitutional order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Pyrenees ⓘ |
| cededTerritoryToFrance |
County of Artois
ⓘ
surface form:
Artois (most of)
Capcir ⓘ Conflent ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ
surface form:
Roussillon
Vallespir ⓘ Cerdanya valley ⓘ
surface form:
northern Cerdanya
several border towns in Flanders ⓘ several border towns in Hainaut ⓘ several border towns in Luxembourg region ⓘ |
| changedBorderBetween |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1659-11-07 ⓘ |
| definedBorder |
Franco-Spanish border
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Spanish border along the Pyrenees
|
| endedConflictBetween |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| endedWar | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ |
| followedBy |
War of Devolution
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Devolution (partly due to unpaid dowry)
|
| historicalContext | Thirty Years’ War era ⓘ |
| includedDynasticMarriage |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locationSignedBetween |
Hendaye
ⓘ
Irun ⓘ |
| locationSignedNear |
Bidassoa River
ⓘ
Île des Faisans ⓘ |
| marriageClause | marriage of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa ⓘ |
| marriageClauseCondition |
Maria Theresa’s renunciation of rights to the Spanish throne
ⓘ
payment of a large dowry by Spain ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Cardinal Mazarin
ⓘ
Luis de Haro ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty | Peace of Westphalia ⓘ |
| result |
decline of Spanish hegemony in Europe
ⓘ
peace between France and Spain ⓘ strengthening of French power in Europe ⓘ territorial gains for France ⓘ |
| signatory |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
|
| signatoryRuler |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
Philip IV of Spain ⓘ |
| signedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| subject |
balance of power in early modern Europe
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territorial adjustments in the Pyrenees region ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1659 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of the Pyrenees Description of subject: The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a 1659 peace agreement between France and Spain that ended their long conflict during the Thirty Years’ War era and significantly redrew the border in favor of France.
Referenced by (33)
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