The Franco–Dutch War ended with a treaty which gave France control over the
region of the
Franche-Comté. France also gained further territories of the
Spanish Netherlands, adding to those it had annexed under the 1659
Treaty of the Pyrenees and 1668
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. These included the town of
Saint-Omer with the remaining northwestern part of the former Imperial
County of Artois; the lands of
Cassel,
Aire and
Ypres in southwestern
Flanders; the
Bishopric of Cambrai; and the towns of
Valenciennes and
Maubeuge in the southern
County of Hainaut. In turn, French King
Louis XIV ceded the occupied town of
Maastricht and the
Principality of Orange to the Dutch
stadtholder William III. The French forces withdrew from several occupied territories in northern Flanders and Hainaut. Emperor
Leopold I retained the captured fortress of
Philippsburg but had to accept the French occupation of the towns of
Freiburg (until 1697) and
Kehl (until 1698) on the right bank of the
Rhine. The treaties did not result in a lasting peace. ==Culture==