War of the Spanish Succession

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European war succession war war

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European war → succession war → war →
alsoKnownAs	Guerra de Sucesión Española → Guerre de Succession d'Espagne → Queen Anne's War →
belligerent	Bavaria → Duchy of Savoy → Dutch Republic → Electoral Palatinate → England → France → Great Britain → Holy Roman Empire → Portugal → Prussia → Spain →
commander	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Louis XIV of France → Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria → Philip V of Spain → Prince Eugene of Savoy →
endTime	1714 →
followedBy	War of the Quadruple Alliance →
follows	Nine Years' War →
hasCause	death of Charles II of Spain without direct heir → dispute over the Spanish throne →
impact	ended prospect of French–Spanish dynastic union under one monarch → marked rise of Britain as a major colonial and naval power → reshaped European balance of power →
legalConsequence	Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) →
location	Caribbean → Europe → Germany → Iberian Peninsula → Italy → North America → Spanish Netherlands →
opposedBy	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy → Duchy of Savoy → Dutch Republic → Grand Alliance → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Scotland → Portugal →
participant	House of Bourbon → House of Habsburg →
partOf	balance of power conflicts in early modern Europe →
result	Bourbon Philip V confirmed as King of Spain → Treaty of Baden (1714) → Treaty of Rastatt → Treaty of Utrecht → territorial gains for Austria in Italy and the Low Countries → territorial gains for Britain in North America and the Mediterranean →
significantEvent	Battle of Blenheim → Battle of Malplaquet → Battle of Oudenarde → Battle of Ramillies → Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) →
startTime	1701 →
timePeriod	early 18th century →
topic	Spanish succession question →

Referenced by (157)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene → Antonio de Villarroel → Battle of Malplaquet → Battle of Oudenarde → Battle of Ramillies → Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard → Claude Louis Hector de Villars → Duchess → English Army → HMS Namur → Imperial Army → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse → Louis XIV of France → Marshal Tallard → Philip V of Spain → Philippe, Duke of Anjou → Rafael Casanova → Royal Marines ("War of Spanish Succession") → Royal Scots → Royal Scots Navy → Royal Warwickshire Regiment → Scots Guards → Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) → Siege of Tournai (1709) → Staatse leger → Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) →	conflict
Anthonie Heinsius → Antonio de Villarroel → Bourbon Spain → Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard → Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor → Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor → James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick → King's Own Scottish Borderers → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kings of France → Maria Luisa of Savoy → Marshal Boufflers → Marshal Catinat → Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria → Spanish Navy → Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban → William Cadogan → armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy →	participatedIn
Battle of Blenheim → Battle of Blenheim → Battle of Malplaquet → Battle of Malplaquet → Battle of Oudenarde → Battle of Ramillies → Queen Anne's War → Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) → Siege of Tournai (1709) → Treaty of Baden (1714) ("War of the Spanish Succession peace settlement") → Treaty of Baden (1714) → Treaty of Utrecht ("War of the Spanish Succession peace settlement") →	partOf
Bourbon realms → Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque → John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll → Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → Louis Dieudonné → Maria Anna of Neuburg → Marshal Tallard → Nebel → Philip V of Spain → Philip V of Spain → Rafael Casanova →	notableEvent
Electorate of Bavaria → Fossar de les Moreres → King of Sicily → Principality of Catalonia → Spanish Army → Spanish Empire → Stuart period →	significantEvent
Anne of Great Britain → Duke → Earl of Marlborough → House of Habsburg → Prince of Mindelheim →	associatedWith
Column of Victory → Dukes of Marlborough → Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria → Louis, Grand Dauphin → Prince of Mindelheim →	associatedWithEvent
Kingdom of Aragon → Kingdom of Naples → Kingdom of Sardinia → Prince-Bishopric of Liège →	event
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia → Nueva Planta decrees in Mallorca → Treaty of London (1718) → Treaty of Utrecht →	follows
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy → Duchy of Lorraine → Electorate of Cologne → Habsburg Spain →	involvedIn
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi → James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope → Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor →	militaryConflict
Claude Louis Hector de Villars → Louis François, duc de Boufflers → Woodes Rogers →	participantIn
King of Naples → National Day of Catalonia → Quadruple Alliance (1718) →	relatedConflict
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) → Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 → asiento de negros contract →	relatedEvent
Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) → States Army of the Dutch Republic →	activeDuring
War of the Spanish Succession ("Guerra de Sucesión Española") → War of the Spanish Succession ("Guerre de Succession d'Espagne") →	alsoKnownAs
Charles II of Spain → Spencer-Churchill family →	associatedEvent
La Diada → Monument to Rafael Casanova →	commemorates
Nine Years' War → Treaty of Ryswick →	followedBy
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia →	afterEvent
Earl of Marlborough →	associatedConflict
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic →	associatedWithConflict
Anne, Queen of Great Britain →	associatedWithWar
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene →	belligerentIn
Siege of Port Royal (1710) ("Sieges of the War of the Spanish Succession") →	category
Treaty of The Hague (1720) →	confirmedSettlementOf
Prince of Mindelheim →	conflictContext
Battle of Blenheim →	conflictOf
6th Regiment of Foot →	conflictParticipatedIn
Malplaquet →	coordinateEvent
Diputació del General →	dissolvedAsConsequenceOf
French Crown →	engagedIn
Coldstream Guards →	engagedInConflict
Marshal Boufflers →	era
Baron Churchill of Sandridge →	firstHolderNotableConflict
War of the Quadruple Alliance →	followed
Battle of Ramillies ("Western Front of the War of the Spanish Succession") →	front
Catholic Monarchy →	hasKeyEvent
Nebel →	hasStrategicImportanceIn
France and Austria →	historicalConflict
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 →	historicalContext
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene ("War of the Spanish Succession era") →	historicalEra
Hainaut →	historicalEvent
Audenarde →	involvedInConflict
Spanish monarchy →	keyEvent
Blindheim →	knownFor
Marlborough Tapestries →	mainSubject
Frederick I of Prussia →	militaryInvolvement
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough →	notableFor
Dutch navy of the Republic →	notableWar
House of Bourbon →	playedRoleIn
Treaty of Baden (1714) →	relatedTo
Treaty of Rastatt →	relatedToConflict
Aragon →	significantConflict
Battle of Blenheim ("European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession") →	theatre
Battle of Blenheim →	turningPointIn