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Death of the Spanish Hapsburg King Charles II
Louis XIV's second grandson Philip Duc d'Anjou took the Spanish throne. -
The Succesion War started with a surprising Austrian offensive by Prince Eugen in Italy.
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Period: to
The Spanish Succesion dominated Europe
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The grand alliance of the Hague was formed
Between the United Provinces, England and Emperor Leopold I, who had declared war in spring and thus started the War of the Spanish Succession -
Peace was finally made in Utretch
