First Partition Treaty

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The First Partition Treaty was a 17th-century diplomatic agreement among European powers that attempted to prearrange the succession to the Spanish throne and prevent a major continental war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement
international treaty
succession treaty
aimedTo prearrange the succession to the Spanish throne
prevent a major European war over the Spanish succession
allocatedTerritoryTo Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I

Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Louis XIV of France
alsoKnownAs First Partition Treaty
surface form: First Treaty of Partition

First Partition Treaty
surface form: Partition Treaty of 1698

Treaty of The Hague (1698)
causeOf diplomatic tensions among European powers
concerns Spanish Empire
Spanish succession
countryOfSigning Dutch Republic
dateSigned 1698-10-11
designatedAs primary heir to the Spanish monarchy
followedBy Second Partition Treaty
hasConsequence contributed to the failure to peacefully settle the Spanish succession
provoked opposition from other European courts
historicalPeriod late 17th century
influenced balance of power in Europe
language French
Latin
legalForm secret treaty
namedAfter The Hague
negotiatedBy Dutch diplomats
French diplomats of Louis XIV
William III of England
opposedBy Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I

Spanish court factions
partOf European balance-of-power diplomacy
precededBy diplomatic negotiations on the Spanish succession
proposedHeir Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
provided partition of the Spanish Empire after the death of Charles II of Spain
relatedTo War of the Spanish Succession
signatory Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
signatoryMonarch Louis XIV of France
William III of England
signatoryStadtholder Stadtholder William III of Orange
surface form: William III, Stadtholder of Holland
signedAt The Hague
status never fully implemented
subjectOf European diplomatic history studies
triggeredBy expected death of Charles II of Spain without issue
yearSigned 1698

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Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria designatedBy First Partition Treaty
First Partition Treaty alsoKnownAs First Partition Treaty
this entity surface form: First Treaty of Partition
First Partition Treaty alsoKnownAs First Partition Treaty
this entity surface form: Partition Treaty of 1698