# Devastation of the Palatinate (1689)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1689-devastation-of-the-palatinate
Location: Palatinate
Categories: main-event

During the Nine Years' War French troops systematically devastated the Palatinate in 1688-1689. Heidelberg, Mannheim, Speyer and Worms were burned. The ruins of Heidelberg Castle still stand.

## Why it matters
It fuelled lasting German resentment of France.

Ruler at the time: [Leopold I](https://germany-history.com/rulers/leopold-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Nine Years' War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Years'_War)
- [Wikipedia – Heidelberg Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Castle)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Nine Years' War](https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Grand-Alliance)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Heidelberg Castle](https://www.britannica.com/place/Heidelberg-Castle)