 Negotiations were started in 1661 to solve these issues, which ended in the treaty of 1662, in which the Dutch conceded on most points.In 1663, Louis XIV of France stated his claim to portions of the Habsburg southern Netherlands, leading to a short rapprochement between England and the Republic.During this time, Lord Clarendon, serving as chief minister to King Charles II of England, felt that France had become the greatest danger to England.