War of Spanish Succession (13 juill. 1701 – 18 févr. 1713)
Description:
Most important treaty between Peace ofWestphalia (1683) and Treaty of Paris (1763)
• Maintained balance of power
• Ended expansionism under Louis
• Spanish possessions partitioned
– Britain gained most
– Austria gained Spanish Netherlands
– Netherlands gained buffer zone
• Prohibited unification of Spanish and French
Bourbon dynasties
• Kings formally recognized in Sardinia and
Prussia – nucleus of future unified states of
Germany and Italy
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
13 juill. 1701
18 févr. 1713
~ 11 years