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The Treaty of London, agreed in 1700 and sometimes known as the Second Partition Treaty, was an attempt to restore the Pragmatic Sanction following the death of Duke Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, which had undermined the First Partition Treaty (the Treaty of the Hague, 1698 ).

It was proposed that the Louis, the Grand Dauphin would get Naples, Sicily, and Tuscany; Karl of Bavaria would get Spain, the Low Countries and the Indies, and Leopold, the duke of Lorraine, would take Milan, in turn ceding Lorraine and Bar to the dauphin.

King Charles II of SpainCharles II of Spain ( November 6, 1661 November 1, 1700) was king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily, reigning 1665- 1700. He was the son of his predecessor Philip IV of Spain and of Mariana of Austria. He was the last of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, physicall refused this arrangement, as it would divide the Spanish Empire, and by his will left all his possessions to the dauphin's second son, Philip, the duke of AnjouKing Philip V of Spain ( 1683- 1746) was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. The grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was chosen by the dying Charles II of Spain as his successor. This provoked the War of the Spanish. On his death, King Louis XIV of FranceHyacinthe Rigaud (1701 Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonne) ( 5 September 1638 1 September 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from 14 May 1643 until his death. He was a minor when he inherited the Crown; he did not actually assume personal control renounced the treaty, the will was contested (by force), and a long and costly war involving all of Europe, the War of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession ( 1702 1713) was a European war; the North American portion of this war was Queen Anne's War. The war was fought over the European balance of power; the Spanish King Charles II had willed his kingdom to Philip V, a grands was begun in 1701Events January 18 Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. May 23 After being convicted of murdering William Moore and for piracy, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London. July 24 Detroit, Michigan founded. September 16 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart bec.



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