He was obliged therefore to quit his prey, when he had so nearly gotten possession of it; and having agreed to a pacification with Denmark, he retired into his own country, where he soon after died.
The wars between France and Spain were also concluded by the treaty of the Pyrenees.

These animosities had long been carried on between the rival states, even while governed by a sister and brother, who cordially loved and esteemed each other.

But politics, which had so long prevailed over these friendly affections, now at last yielded to their influence; and never was the triumph more full and complete.

The Spanish Low Countries, if not every part of that monarchy, lay almost entirely at the mercy of its enemy.

Broken armies, disordered finances, slow and irresolute counsels by these resources alone were the dispersed provinces of Spain defended against the vigorous power of France.