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Leopold I
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Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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the Dutch War
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Louis XIV's offensive in 1672 in which he invaded the Dutch provinces on the lower Rhine
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League of Augsburg
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Consisted of Catholic and Protestant enemies of Louis XIV. It included the Holy Roman Emperor, the kings of Spain and of Sweden, the electors of Bavaria, Saxony, and the Palatinate, and the Dutch Republic. When William became the king of England, England also joined.
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Franche-Comte
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A wealthy province taken from Spain by France when France gave up its ambitions against Holland.
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Alsace and Lorraine
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Occupied by Louis XIV; its occupation by France led to division in the diet of the Holy Roman Empire between pro-French and anti-French sides
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Elector of Brandenburg
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Ally of Louis XIV (would later become the king of Prussia)
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Grand Coalition
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The last of William's coalitions against France. It consisted of England, Holland, the Holy Roman Emperor, and eventually Portugal and the Italian duchy of Savoy
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Peace of Utrecht
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Restored peace, divided Spanish territories, and led Great Britain and France to emerge as the two major forces in Europe
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