Louis XIV Claim to the Spanish Netherlands
How did Louis XIV justify his claim to the Spanish Netherlands in 1667?
AHe declared his wife the Queen of Spain.
BHe invoked a local custom recognizing the inheritance rights of daughters from a first marriage.
CHe declared himself the King of Spain.
DHe claimed to be the rightful heir through a distant relative in Flanders.
EHe asserted that Charles II was illegitimate.