haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə dˈʌtʃ pɹɪfˈɜːd ɐ wˈiːk spˈeɪn æz ɐ nˈeɪbɚɹ ɪnðə spˈænɪʃ nˈɛðɜːləndz, ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə stɹˈɔŋ ænd æmbˈɪʃəs fɹˈæns; wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd swˈiːdən, ðeɪ fˈɔːɹmd ðə tɹˈɪpəl ɐlˈaɪəns, əblˈaɪdʒɪŋ lˈuːi tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn mˈoʊst əv hɪz ɡˈeɪnz ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ˈeɪkslˌætʃeɪpˈɛl.
However, the Dutch preferred a weak Spain as a neighbour in the Spanish Netherlands, rather than a strong and ambitious France; with England and Sweden, they formed the Triple Alliance, obliging Louis to return most of his gains in the 1668 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.