 A perspective now generally accepted by historians, its implication is that strategies pursued during the Franco-Spanish War can only be understood in a European context.In 1630, Habsburg possessions bordered France in the Spanish Netherlands, Franche-Comté, Alsace, Roussillon and Lorraine (see Map).France supported anti-Spanish wars by the Dutch, and clients in Northern Italy, as well as revolts in Portugal, Catalonia and Naples.