Spain recovered Charleroi from France but ceded Franche-Comté, as well as much of Artois and Hainaut, establishing borders that remain largely unchanged. The return of Maastricht meant the Dutch had regained all the territory lost in the disastrous early stages, a success that secured William of Orange a leading role in domestic politics. This helped him counter the threat posed by continued French expansion and thus create the 1688 Grand Alliance that fought in the Nine Years War.