The New Student's Reference Work/Ryswick, Peace of

Ryswick (rĭz′ wĭk), Peace of, was signed at Ryswick, a Dutch village two miles south of The Hague, by France, England, the Netherlands and Spain on September 21, 1697, and by Germany on Oct. 30.  The treaty wound up the bloody contest of nearly nine years between France and the allies, which had been carried on since 1688.