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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ryswick, peace of (search)
Ryswick, peace of In 1697 a treaty of peace was concluded at Ryswick, near The Hague, by France on one side and the German Empire, England, Spain, and Holland on the other, that terminated a long war begun in 1686. By that treaty the King of France, who had espoused the cause of James II., acknowledged William of Orange King of Great Britain and Ireland, and provinces were restored to Spain and Germany, but Alsace and Lorraine were retained by France. They were won back by Germany in 1871. This treaty ended the inter-colonial war in America.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Saxe, John Godfrey 1816-1887 (search)
Saxe, John Godfrey 1816-1887 Author; born in Highgate, Vt., June 2, 1816; graduated at Middlebury College in 1839; admitted to the bar in St. Albans, and practised in Franklin county in 1843-50; was editor of the Burlington Sentinel in 1850-56; attorney for Vermont; Democratic candidate for governor in 1859 and again in 1860; and was the author of Progress; The money King; Clever stories of many Nations, and several volumes of humorous poems. He died in Albany, N. Y., March 31, 1887.