War of Spanish Succession (jul 13, 1701 – feb 18, 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
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 13, 1701
feb 18, 1713
~ 11 years