The war of the Spanish Succession

CAUSES

EFFECTS

In 1700 Carlos II, last king of the Spanish Habsburg line died

In March 1701, Philip assumed the Spanish throne as Philip V.

Under the Treaty of Utrecht, Philip was confirmed as king of Spain;he renounced all claims to the French throne

The Spanish empire was divided. Charles receiving most of the Italian territory and the Spanish Netherlands. Phillip got the Spanish colonial territories.

Britain received Gibraltar from Spain and the war virtually bankrupted France

Prussia, England, Austria and Netherlands formed the Grand Alliance against France