May 19, 1635
France declares war on Spain
On 19 May 1635 Louis XIII declares war on Spain and invades the Spanish Netherlands, openly entering the Thirty Years' War. It begins the Franco-Spanish War, which outlasts Westphalia and ends in 1659.
May 19, 1635
On 19 May 1635 Louis XIII declares war on Spain and invades the Spanish Netherlands, openly entering the Thirty Years' War. It begins the Franco-Spanish War, which outlasts Westphalia and ends in 1659.