In 67 Louis XIV invaded the Spanish Netherlands and attacked the Dutch, feeding into English awareness the threat of Catholic France. This led to the negotiation of the Triple Alliance with Protestant Sweden and the United Provinces but CII was signing the Secret Treaty of Dover at the same time. Charles favoured his pro-French policy for these reasons:
- Mother was French and he spent time there ine exile.
- Sister Henrietta was married into the French royal family, his favourite sibling.
- Looked to France by example (art, culture, philosophy)
Relations with Louis XIV
Along with Treaty of Dover in 70 and another agreement in 75 (Louis would fund Charles if necessary) another secret arrangement was main in 77. This time, Louis offered even more money and was backed by another treaty in 78 in which Charles agreed to disband his army of 30,000 men in return for further funds.
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