Quadruple Alliance
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The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Quadruple Alliance (1718) | 48 | 2 |
| Quadruple Alliance against Spain | 0 | 1 |
| Quadruple Alliance of Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military alliance
→
treaty-based alliance → |
| aimedAt |
containing Spanish expansion in Italy
→
upholding the post-Utrecht settlement → |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity | Europe → |
| causeOf | War of the Quadruple Alliance → |
| country |
Austria
→
Dutch Republic → France → Great Britain → |
| diplomaticStatus | coalition of major European powers → |
| diplomaticTool | collective security arrangement against Spain → |
| followedBy | Treaty of The Hague (1720) → |
| formedAgainst | Spain → |
| hasEffect |
confirmation of Austrian control over former Spanish territories in Italy
→
limitation of Spanish naval and military power in the Mediterranean → reinforcement of the balance of power system in Europe → |
| hasLanguage |
French
→
Latin → |
| hasPurpose |
to curb Spanish ambitions in Europe
→
to enforce the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht → to maintain the European balance of power → to prevent Spanish attempts to recover former possessions in Italy → |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century → |
| influencedBy |
fear of Bourbon dynastic aggrandizement
→
outcome of the War of the Spanish Succession → |
| legalForm | multilateral treaty → |
| limited | Spanish claims to the French throne → |
| memberState |
Dutch Republic
→
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy →
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| opponent | Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED → |
| opposedSpanishPolicy | Spanish attempts to restore empire in Italy and the Mediterranean → |
| partOf | European balance of power diplomacy → |
| precededBy |
Treaty of Rastatt
→
Treaty of Utrecht → |
| recognized | Philip V as King of Spain under conditions set by Utrecht → |
| relatedConflict |
War of the Quadruple Alliance
→
War of the Spanish Succession → |
| signatory |
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
→
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
George I of Great Britain →
surface form:
King George I of Great Britain
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans →
surface form:
Regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans of France
Dutch States General →
surface form:
States General of the Dutch Republic
|
| signingDate | 1718-08-02 → |
| signingPlace |
London, England
→
surface form:
London
|
| startTime | 1718 → |
| typeOfDiplomacy | anti-hegemonic coalition → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance (1718)
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance against Spain
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance (1718)
this entity surface form:
Quadruple Alliance of Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic