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Name: War of the Spanish Succession
Type: Event
Start: 1701
End: 1714
Children: Queen Anne's War, Dutch and German Theatre (War of the Spanish Succession), French campaign in Spanish possessions, Italian Theatre (War of Spanish Succession), Spanish Theatre (War of the Spanish Succession), Treaty of Baden, Treaty of Rastatt, Treaty of Utrecht
War of the Spanish Succession: All Data
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The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Philip of Anjou and Charles of Austria, and their respective supporters. It was a global war, with fighting taking place in Europe, Asia, and America. At the end of the war, Philip II, who was the successor chosen by Charles II as a descendant of Charles' paternal half-sister Maria Theresa, became King of Spain and of its overseas empire. The Spanish possessions in Europe were partitioned between various European Monarchies.































