The
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle or
Treaty of Aachen was signed on
May 2,
1668 in
Aachen. It ended the
war of Devolution between
France and
Spain. It was mediated by the
Triple Alliance of
England, the
United Provinces and
Sweden at the
first Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. France gained
Lille and other territories in Flanders in the
Spanish Netherlands from Spain, but returned the
Franche-Comté.
See also