Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679)

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The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679) followed the Peace of Saint-Germain (1679) just a few weeks . Because the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm about the behavior of Emperor Leopold I as his ally in the Franco-Dutch War , whose help was very angry after the French invasion of the Electoral Palatinate (1674) and the loss of Western Pomerania, he joined closer to France on. In this secret treaty dated October 25, 1679 , he undertook to vote for the Sun King Louis XIV in a new emperor election.

With the return of Western Pomerania , Brandenburg lacked the ports of Stettin and Stralsund in its overseas trade, which the elector wanted to expand.