"Louis demonstrated his power, and perhaps a law-chopping unscrupulousness
reminiscent of the
devolution claims, in adding to French territories without
employing the courtesies of war. He set up
chambers de reunion to examine
the peace treaties of the reign, and to 'arbitrate' on the justice with which
some of their clauses had been interpreted: in fact Louis successfully pushed
back the French frontier by absorbing the territories of Strasburg, Luxembourg
and Oudenarde. Europe was displeased, but, distracted by the Turkish appearance
before Vienna in 1683, offered no effective opposition. Louis Made
further inroads into the Spanish Netherlands, again protesting a certain right
to territories occupied during the Dutch War, and operations were directed by Louvois."
(Judge 24)
"[...] the king overadd his neighbors and acquired territory by judicial
aggrandizement, using special courts of "reunion" created to
interpret recent treaties. When the Spanish protested and declared war on
France in late 1683, no power came to their support, and they had to conclude a
truce the following year." (Sonnino 120)
"The major diplomatic effort in the following year revolved around the
following terms of the capital Truce of Regensburg in August 1684. The
French kept their "reunited" territories for twenty years; despite
strenuous Austrian opposition, Louis was permitted to fortify those
territories."(Sonnino 152)
"On 26 October the Council of Spain declared war on France, beginning the
War of Reunions" (Lynn 166)
