Liège formed the last link in the chain of Habsburg allies that made up the so-called Spanish Road, a military corridor between Spanish-controlled Lombardy and the Spanish Netherlands.
Liège moodustas viimase lüli Habsburgide liitlaste ahelas, mis tekitas niinimetatud Hispaania tee, sõjalise koridori Hispaania kontrollitavate Lombardia ja Hispaania Madalmaade vahel.