Origins
The absolute monarch Louis XIV considered the Dutch to be trading rivals, seditious republicans, heretics and an obstacle to French expansion into the Spanish Netherlands. Another reason for France's attack against the United Provinces was the support given by that Republic to Spain during the War of Devolution (1667–68). A primary objective of Louis XIV was to gain the support of England. England felt threatened by the growing naval power of the United Provinces and Louis XIV agreed to financially support the English with three million pounds annually. Sweden agreed to indirectly support the invasion of the United Provinces, by threatening Brandenburg if that state should intervene in the war against the Dutch Republic.
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