Treaty of the Pyrenees

1659 border treaty between France and Spain

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Context: Spain and France end the 1635–1659 war ; , Spain cedes County of Artois and Northern Catalonia ; , Louis marries Maria Theresa of Spain
Signed: 7 November 1659 ( 1659-11-07 )
Location: Pheasant Island
Negotiators: Luis Méndez de Haro Cardinal Mazarin
Signatories: Philip IV of Spain Luis Méndez de Haro Pedro Coloma Louis XIV Cardinal Mazarin Hugues de Lionne
Parties: France Spain

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The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed on 7 November 1659 and ended the Franco-Spanish War that had begun in 1635.

Negotiations were conducted and the treaty was signed on Pheasant Island, situated in the middle of the Bidasoa River on the border between the two countries, which has remained a French-Spanish condominium ever since. It was signed by Louis XIV of France and Philip IV of Spain, as well as their chief ministers, Cardinal Mazarin and Don Luis Méndez de Haro.