On this day, several appointments are announced:
“The King has given to the Marquis de Boufflers the government of Lorraine and of the province of Luxembourg, just as the Marquis de Créqui had them; the government of the city of Luxembourg and the King’s lieutenantship of the province go to M Catinat, the commandant at Cazal, where the Marquis de Crenan will go. His Majesty has also given the King’s lieutenantship of the Franche-Comté to M de Renty; it was vacant due to the death of M de Montauban.”
Commentary:
Lorraine is in principle an independent state at this date, but in practice it has been occupied by French troops for many years. Louis XIV will eventually be forced to give it back to its native dukes, currently in exile in Vienna, at the end of the next war. As for Luxembourg, it was conquered in 1684 and the King recently visited it on a tour of inspection. He will have to give it back to the Austrian Habsburgs at the same time as he returns Lorraine to its dukes.
Pictured: A map of Lorraine (Lothringen) and Bar at the end of the the Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
Franche-Comté is another territory that has only recently come under French rule. Louis XIV conquered it from the Spanish Habsburgs in the last war. It has officially only been part of France since the Treaty of Nijmengen in 1678.
Pictured A 1716 map of Franche-Comté, part of the old duchy of Burgundy.
The translation from the French is my own, as it always is unless I credit someone else. All images used are in the public domain unless I indicate otherwise. If you have questions that I have not answered in the commentary, please ask in the comments.
Dig those maps.