HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Takers, Protestantism, Augst
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War had to be made to demonstrate loui"s power. French wanted intertation trade that the dutch had. Dutch we getting agitated over spanish netherland because dutch felt flander wer in control of the french. Feared onece louis had flanders dutch would have nothing and their own country would be maritime province of frnace. Those holding land feared the king will convert to catholicism. House of commons would have to be in agreement. Treaty of dover: promise by charles thhe 2nd to attack dutch foces in return of annual subsidies. Wanted to get german stated to attack the dutch too. But he found very few takers only two. The dutch opend ther sea walls and flooded and prevented a. Prince william of orange was appointed stackholder by dutch. He raised the french threat not only to the dutch republic and also to the europe. In the hague a anti french coalition was signed between austria, spain and dutch.
