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Charles II. of Spain died childless, naming as his successor a French prince, Philip, Duke of Anjou, the second son of the only son of Charles's eldest sister, the queen of Louis XIV. CHARLES THE SECOND OF SPAIN DIED CHILDLESS NAMING AS HIS SUCCESSOR A FRENCH PRINCE PHILIP DUKE OF ANJOU THE SECOND SON OF THE ONLY SON OF CHARLES'S ELDEST SISTER THE QUEEN OF LOUIS THE
so much pains to establish. Many of those who settled in England were silk weavers, and a large colony was thus established at Spitalfields, which long kept up its French character. 9. The War of the Palatinate.--This brutal act of tyranny was followed by a fresh attack on Germany. On the plea of a supposed inheritance of his sister-in-law, the Duchess of Orleans, Louis invaded the Palatinate on the Rhine, and carried on one of the most ferocious wars in history, while he was at the same time supporting the cause of his cousin, James II. of England, after he had fled and abdicated on the arrival of William of Orange. During this war, however, that generation of able men who had grown up with Louis began to pass away, and his success was not so uniform; while, Colbert being dead, taxation began to be more felt by the exhausted people, and peace was made at Ryswick in 1697. 10. The War of the Succession in Spain.--The last of the four great wars of Louis's reign was far more unfortunate. AKEN SO MUCH PAINS TO ESTABLISH MANY OF THOSE WHO SETTLED IN ENGLAND WERE SILK WEAVERS AND A LARGE COLONY WAS THUS ESTABLISHED AT SPITALFIELDS WHICH LONG KEPT UP ITS FRENCH CHARACTER NINE THE WAR OF THE PALATINE THIS BRUTAL ACT OF TYRANNY WAS FOLLOWED BY FRESH ATTACK ON GERMANY ON THE PLEA OF A SUPPOSED INHERITANCE OF HIS SISTER IN LAW THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS LOUIS INVADED THE PALATINEATE ON THE RHINE AND CARRIED ON ONE OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS WARS IN HISTORY WHILE HE WAS AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORTING THE CAUSE OF HIS COUSIN JAMES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND AFTER HE HAD FLED AND ABDICATED ON THE ARRIVAL OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE DURING THIS WAR HOWEVER THAT GENERATION OF ABLE MEN WHO HAD GROWN UP WITH LEWIS BEGAN TO PASS AWAY AND HIS SUCCESS WAS NOT SO UNIFORM WHILE COLBERT BEING DEAD TAXATION BEGAN TO BE MORE FELT BY THE EXHAUSTED PEOPLE AND PEACE WAS MADE AT RISWICK IN SIXTEEN NINETY SEVEN TEN THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN THE LAST OF THE FOUR GREAT WARS OF LOUIS REIGN WAS FAR MORE UNFORTUNATE
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