The Grand Alliance was signed on 20 December 1689 by William III, King of England and Scotland, and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. A coalition between the Dutch Republic, England, and the Habsburg Mon
The architect of the Alliance, William III, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic and King of England, Scotland and Ireland
The persecution of French Huguenots and his expansionist policies meant Protestant states like the Dutch Republic saw Louis XIV as a threat
The Battle of Lagos (1693) by Théodore Gudin; the loss of Dutch and English merchant ships caused huge financial losses, and increased opposition to the war
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Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is a symbol of the Age of Absolutism in Europe for styling himself as "The Sun King" and "Louis the Great", which portrayed hi
Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg)
…Emperor. A coalition between the Dutch Republic, England, and the Habsburg Monarchy, its primary purpose was to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France. With the subsequent additions of Spain and Savoy, the Grand Alliance fought the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War against France that ended with…
Portrait of Louis XIV, 1701
Louis XIV as a young child, by an unknown painter
Baptismal certificate, 1638
Louis XIV, then Dauphin of France, in 1642, one year before his accession to the throne, by Philippe de Champaigne