Spanish Succession, War of the
Spanish Succession, War of the (1701–13) A conflict that arose on the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in 1700. One of his sisters had married
LOUIS XIV, the other Emperor Leopold, so both the French
BOURBONS and the Austrian
HABSBURGS claimed the right to rule the Spanish empire, which included the southern Netherlands, Milan, Naples, and most of Central and South America. Before Charles II's death
WILLIAM III took a leading part in negotiations to pre-empt the crisis, and a partition treaty was signed (1698) between
LOUIS XIV and William, that Spain and its possessions would be shared out between France, Austria, and Joseph Ferdinand, the 7-year old Elector of Bavaria, grandson of Leopold. Charles II meanwhile left all of Spain's empire to Joseph Ferdinand. When he died, Louis and William signed a second partition (1699). However, Charles II left a will bequeathing his whole empire to Louis XIV's second grandson, the future Philip V. Louis accepted this will and, instead of allaying European fears of French domination, intervened in Spanish affairs, seized the Dutch barrier fortresses, recognized
JAMES II's son as King of England, and refused to make it impossible for Philip also to inherit the French throne.
In 1701 William III formed a grand alliance of the English and Dutch with the Austrian emperor and most of the German princes to put the rival Austrian candidate, the Archduke Charles, on the throne; Savoy and Portugal later joined the alliance. William died in 1702 and the war therefore became Queen Anne's War. Fighting took place in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and Spain. France's only allies were Bavaria and the people of Castile, who supported Philip V while Catalonia declared for the Archduke Charles.
MARLBOROUGH and Eugène of Savoy won a series of brilliant victories, including
BLENHEIM. France was invaded in 1709 and the allies were stronger at sea, taking Gibraltar, in 1704. The war came to an end because Castile would not abandon Philip V and when Marlborough fell from power the new Tory government in England began the negotiations, which led to the Peace of
UTRECHT (1713).
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France 1709: le crunch: already rocked by defeats in the War of the Spanish Succession, Louis XIV's France faced economic meltdown as the chaotic nature of its finances became apparent. Guy Rowlands discovers striking parallels with the current credit crunch as he charts the crisis that was to lead, ultimately, to the French Revolution.
Magazine article from: History Today; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...for Louis XIV, during the long War of the Spanish Succession, which had begun in 1701 and was...colleague the secretary of state for war, funds were distributed on a massive...organised 'Extraordinaries of War' treasury. But these men too...
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The Huguenots, the Protestant Interest, and the War of Spanish Succession: 1702-1714.
Magazine article from: Journal of European Studies; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the religious dimension of the War of the Spanish Succession. It is instructive to see a consideration...did not prefigure the Peninsular War, and Boles suggests that the fruitless...received little support in the war and were 'largely neglected in...
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The Treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: An Historical and Critical Dictionary.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 8/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Scotland," "The English Succession," "Acts of Renunciation...resulted in a claim on the Spanish Netherlands for their son...specialist in the history of the Spanish, French, or English colonies...principal object of the present war is the trade of the Indies...
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Vauban under siege; engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2007; 505 words
; ...engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession. Ostwald, Jamel. BRILL 2006 390 pages $159.00...to play a role in the French military through World War II. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland...
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The treasure of the San Jose; death at sea in the War of the Spanish Succession.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2008; 436 words
; ...The treasure of the San Jose; death at sea in the War of the Spanish Succession. Phillips, Carla Rahn. Johns Hopkins U. Press...pages $35.00 Hardcover D282 In a third book on Spanish maritime trade and warfare, Phillips (comparative...
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War of the Spanish succession. (Felipe Gonzalez's government nears its end)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 11/18/1995; 700+ words
; ...win new recruits to their anti- Madrid cause. Not least, Mr Gonzalez's Socialist government has changed the nature of Spanish socialism. Most of the people around him now call themselves Social Democrats rather than Socialists, and say they belong...
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Here's to the War of the Spanish Succession
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/5/1994; ; 700+ words
; MICHAEL PORTILLO pushes it. Where an ordinary politician, having made two "philosophical" speeches about Toryism that were badly received by party managers, would have shut up, Mr Portillo makes a third. Where most Euro-sceptics, after the recent controversy about Britain's European future, would
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Spanish Civil War veterans pay tribute to "Spain's missing"
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/25/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the instant her cellmate at a Spanish Civil War prison camp was taken away at...themselves with little red and yellow Spanish fans. On the stage, musicians...shrouded in silence for decades by a succession of Spanish governments that have said it...
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After centuries as steadfast symbol of British empire, Gibraltar tipping into Spanish hands
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/17/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...of many of its residents. The Spanish and British governments have revived...That would fulfill a long-held Spanish dream and rid Britain of an issue...relations with Spain since the War of Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. It would...
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Diplomatic Talks Threaten to Rock Boat in Gibraltar; Colony Resists Return to Spanish Rule
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...invincibility -- is tipping back into Spanish hands, to the alarm of many of...That would fulfill a long-held Spanish dream and rid Britain of an issue...relations with Spain since the War of Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. It would...
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Spanish Succession, War of the (1701–1714)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
SPANISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE (1701 – 1714) SPANISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE (1701 – 1714). The succession to the extensive Spanish empire had been a live issue since the 1660s, when rumors...
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War of the Spanish Succession
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
War of the Spanish Succession 1701-14, last of the general European wars caused by the efforts...the period of the War of the Spanish Succession was known as Queen Anne's War (see French and Indian Wars ). Causes The precarious...
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Spanish Succession, War of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Spanish Succession, War of the, 1702...incorporating the Spanish kingdom and its...resources to finish the war, and in December...Archduke Charles's succession in April 1711 as...massive Austro-Spanish monarchy. Peace...
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Spanish
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...between the Orinoco River and Panama, and adjoining parts of the Caribbean Sea. Spanish practice another term for old Spanish custom . War of the Spanish Succession a European war (1701–14), provoked by the death of the Spanish king...
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Devolution, War of (1667–1668)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...twenty-five years of war. However, the scale...the prospect that the Spanish Netherlands would be...the occupation of Spanish Franche-Comt é...accepting the emperor's succession to the rest of the empire...the Partition of the Spanish Succession, 19 January...Lynn, John A. The ...
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