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Taking advantage of undefined terms in this treaty, Louis seized various cities belonging to German princes, and likewise the free imperial city of Strassburg, when all Germany was too much worn out by the long war to offer resistance. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNDEFINED TERMS IN THIS TREATY LOUIS SEIZED VARIOUS CITIES BELONGING TO GERMAN PRINCES AND LIKEWISE THE FREE IMPERIAL CITY OF STRASBURG WHEN ALL GERMANY WAS TOO MUCH WORN OUT BY THE LONG WAR TO OFFER RESISTANCE
V. of Spain; and on her father's death in 1661, Louis, on pretext of an old law in Brabant, which gave the daughters of a first marriage the preference over the sons of a second, claimed the Low Countries from the young Charles II. of Spain. He thus began a war which was really a continuance of the old struggle between France and Burgundy, and of the endeavour of France to stretch her frontier to the Rhine. At first England, Holland, and Sweden united against him, and obliged him to make the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1668; but he then succeeded in bribing Charles II. of England to forsake the cause of the Dutch, and the war was renewed in 1672. William, Prince of Orange, Louis's most determined enemy through life, kept up the spirits of the Dutch, and they obtained aid from Germany and Spain, through a six years' terrible war, in which the great Turenne was killed at Saltzbach, in Germany. At last, from exhaustion, all parties were compelled to conclude the peace of Nimeguen in 1678.  SIXTEEN SIXTY ONE LOUIS ON PRETEXT OF AN OLD LAW IN BRABANT WHICH GAVE THE DAUGHTERS OF A FIRST MARRIAGE THE PREFERENCE OVER THE SONS OF A SECOND CLAIMED THE LOW COUNTRIES FROM THE YOUNG CHARLES THE SECOND OF SPAIN HE THUS BEGAN A WAR WHICH WAS REALLY A CONTINUANCE OF THE OLD STRUGGLE BETWEEN FRANCE AND BURGUNDY AND OF THE ENDEAVOR OF FRANCE TO STRETCH HER FRONTIER TO THE RHINE AT FIRST ENGLAND HOLLAND AND SWEDEN UNITED AGAINST HIM AND OBLIGED HIM TO MAKE THE PEACE AT IRRE LA CHAPELL IN SIXTEEN SIXTY EIGHT BUT HE THEN SUCCEEDED IN BRIBING CHARLES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND TO FORSAKE THE CAUSE OF THE DUTCH AND THE WAR WAS RENEWED IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY TWO WILLIAM PRINCE OF ORANGE LOUIS'S DETERMINED ENEMY THROUGH LIFE KEPT UP THE SPIRITS OF THE DUTCH AND THEY OBTAINED AID FROM GERMANY AND SPAIN THROUGH A SIX YEARS TERRIBLE WAR IN WHICH THE GREAT TURENNE WAS KILLED AT SALSBACH IN GERMANY AT LAST FROM EXHAUSTION ALL PARTIES WERE COMPELLED TO CONCLUDE THE PEACE IN NIMOGON IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT
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