Conflicts & Resolutions · War

War of the Spanish Succession

1701–1714 · 18th century

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European conflict fought from 1701 to 1714 over who should inherit the Spanish throne after the death of the childless Charles II. France supported the Bourbon claimant Philip of Anjou, while Britain, the Dutch Republic and Austria backed a Habsburg candidate. Philip V kept the throne, but under the Treaty of Utrecht Spain lost its European possessions, a key stage in the Spanish Empire's decline.

War of the Spanish Succession
Image: DavidDijkgraaf · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 11 profiles

Spanish EmpireDeclinePrince-Bishopric of LiègeMilitaryKingdom of AragonDeclinePrincipality of CataloniaMilitary, DeclineCrown of AragonDeclineCrown of CastileDeclineDuchy of MilanDeclineHabsburg SpainDeclineDutch RepublicMilitaryKingdom of PrussiaFoundationKingdom of Great BritainMilitary

Battles and settlements

Mentioned in 14 state histories

Kingdom of AragonCrown of AragonPrincipality of CataloniaCrown of CastileKingdom of ValenciaDuchy of MirandolaHabsburg SpainSpanish NetherlandsPrincipality of Arches-CharlevilleElectorate of BavariaBourbon SpainRepublic of Piratesand 2 more

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). War of the Spanish Succession. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/war-of-the-spanish-succession
MLA
“War of the Spanish Succession.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/war-of-the-spanish-succession. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “War of the Spanish Succession.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/war-of-the-spanish-succession.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘War of the Spanish Succession’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/war-of-the-spanish-succession (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻