Treaty of London (1718)

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international agreement peace treaty

The Treaty of London (1718) was an international agreement between Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic that reshaped the European balance of power by curbing Spanish ambitions in Italy and helping to stabilize the post–War of the Spanish Succession order.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Treaty of London 1718	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
aimedAt	curbing Spanish ambitions in Italy ⓘ maintaining the European balance of power ⓘ stabilizing the post–War of the Spanish Succession order ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Quadruple Alliance ⓘ surface form: Quadruple Alliance (1718)
category	1718 in international relations ⓘ 18th-century treaties ⓘ Treaties of the Dutch Republic ⓘ Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Treaties of the Habsburg monarchy Treaties of the Kingdom of France ⓘ Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countrySignatory	Duchy of Austria ⓘ surface form: Archduchy of Austria Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateSigned	1718 ⓘ
diplomaticContext	post–Utrecht settlement in Europe ⓘ
follows	War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
hasConsequence	reinforcement of British naval and diplomatic influence ⓘ temporary stabilization of European great-power relations ⓘ
hasSubject	Italian territories ⓘ Spanish dynastic and territorial claims ⓘ
hasTopic	post-war settlement after the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involvesDynasty	House of Bourbon ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ
isPartOf	European balance of power system ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
legalStatus	multilateral treaty ⓘ
locationSigned	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
namedAfter	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
partOf	Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
precededBy	Treaty of Baden (1714) ⓘ Treaty of Rastatt ⓘ Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
regionAffected	Italy ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
relatedConflict	War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
resultedIn	confirmation of Habsburg influence in Italy ⓘ diplomatic isolation of Spain ⓘ formation of the Quadruple Alliance against Spain ⓘ limitation of Spanish power in Europe ⓘ
signatoryPower	great power ⓘ
subjectHasRole	instrument of collective security among Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
typeOfDiplomacy	balance-of-power diplomacy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Quadruple Alliance → concludedBy → Treaty of London (1718) ⓘ

Kingdom of Sardinia → event → Treaty of London (1718) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of London 1718