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.
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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 Sources
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The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a succession crisis, the rival claimants being Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, and Archduke Charles of Austria, supported by the Grand Alliance.
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March 1701 - 7 September 1714
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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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Philip V confirmed as King of Spain but renounced French succession rights; Spain ceded Italian possessions to Austria/Savoy; Spanish Netherlands to Austria; Britain retained Gibraltar and Menorca; replaced Dutch Republic as leading naval power
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