The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers fought from 1701 to 1714, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which set off a succession crisis between rival claimants Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, and Archduke Charles of Austria, backed by the Grand Alliance. The treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden that ended the war confirmed Philip V as King of Spain while he renounced his rights to the French throne, and Britain emerged with Gibraltar and Menorca and displaced the Dutch Republic as the leading naval power. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsThe pro-Bourbon side (Spain, France, Bavaria, Cologne, Liege) against the pro-Habsburg Grand Alliance (Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, Prussia, Portugal and Savoy) 1 OutcomeThe treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden confirmed Philip V as King of Spain while he renounced his rights to the French throne, Spain ceded its Italian possessions and the Spanish Netherlands to Austria and Savoy, and Britain retained Gibraltar and Menorca while displacing the Dutch Republic as the leading naval power 1 Classification
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The Duke of Marlborough commanded Grand Alliance forces through the War of the Spanish Succession, winning at Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet
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Prince Eugene of Savoy commanded Habsburg forces alongside the Duke of Marlborough through the War of the Spanish Succession
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The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701 to 1714, was a European great power conflict, caused by the death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children. This led to a succession crisis between Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, and Archduke Charles of Austria, backed by the Grand Alliance.
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The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701 to 1714, was a European great power conflict, caused by the death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children.
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Pro-Bourbon Side: Spain, France, Bavaria, Cologne, Liege ... Pro-Habsburg Side: Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, Dutch Republic, Prussia (from 1702), Portugal (from 1702), Savoy (from 1703)
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Most Spanish possessions in Italy were ceded to Savoy or to Austria, the latter also acquiring the Austrian Netherlands. Britain retained the key ports of Gibraltar and Menorca and now replaced the Dutch Republic as the leading European naval and commercial power, the latter thereafter declining as a major force.
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The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701 to 1714, was a European great power conflict, caused by the death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children.
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