Second Partition Treaty

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The Second Partition Treaty was a 1700 diplomatic agreement between major European powers that attempted to preemptively divide the Spanish Empire to avoid a broader conflict over the Spanish succession.

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instanceOf diplomatic agreement
international treaty
alsoKnownAs Second Treaty of Partition NERFINISHED
Treaty of London (1700) NERFINISHED
context War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
dateSigned 1700
diplomaticNature secret agreement
field European diplomatic history
followedBy War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
hasSubject balance of power in Europe
division of Spanish European territories
historicalPeriod early 18th century
language French
legalForm bilateral and multilateral treaty
locationSigned London NERFINISHED
negotiatedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
States General of the Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
William III of England NERFINISHED
precededBy First Partition Treaty NERFINISHED
proposedHeirOfSpanishCrown Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED
proposedHeirOfSpanishCrownAlternative Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria NERFINISHED
proposedHeirOfSpanishItalianPossessions Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED
proposedSuccessorOfSpanishThrone Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED
purpose to arrange a partition of the Spanish Monarchy before the death of Charles II of Spain
to prevent a general European war over the Spanish succession
relatedTo Charles II of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
Spanish succession question
result increased diplomatic tensions in Europe
plan for partition of Spanish territories among European powers
signatory Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
significance example of great power partition diplomacy
key antecedent to the War of the Spanish Succession
status never fully implemented

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First Partition Treaty followedBy Second Partition Treaty