MonthId:
1
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19 January 1668
DayId:
19
During the War of Devolution, Louis XIV initiates secret negotiations with the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I to establish the Treaty of Partition, an agreement dividing the dominions of Spain between France and the Empire in anticipation of the demise of the sickly Carlos II. Their plans are frustrated by Carlos’s unexpected longevity.
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1668