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The Peace of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715. The war involved three contenders for the vacant throne of Spain, and involved much of Europe for over a decade.
- 1713–1715
- End of the War of the Spanish Succession
Apr 4, 2024 · France concluded treaties of peace at Utrecht with Britain, the Dutch republic, Prussia, Portugal, and Savoy. By the treaty with Britain (April 11), France recognized Queen Anne as the British sovereign and undertook to cease supporting James Edward, the son of the deposed king James II.
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The Treaty of Utrecht brought a period of peace in what is sometimes called the Second Hundred Years War (1689-1815) between France and Britain. This rivalry had international dimensions in the scramble for overseas territories, wealth and influence.
On November 15, 1715, a treaty (known as the Third Barrier Treaty) between the United Provinces and the emperor laid down that seven fortresses near the French border were to be garrisoned by the Dutch.
Jun 8, 2018 · The Peace of Utrecht consisted of twenty-three treaties and conventions that ended the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 – 1714). Most, but not all, were signed in Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1713. France and Austria ended hostilities with the Treaty of Rastatt in March 1714; the Treaty of Baden (September 1714) ended war between France ...
Feb 11, 2021 · The Peace of Utrecht consisted of several bilateral treaties concluded between 1713 and 1715 in Utrecht, in the Dutch Republic. These treaties ended the War of the Spanish Succession, which originated in the decease of Charles II (1661–1700), the last Habsburg king of the composite Spanish monarchy.
Jan 15, 2019 · The agreements that concluded the War of the Spanish Succession, often collectively referred to as the Peace of Utrecht, include the twenty-three treaties signed from January 1713 to February 1715 and that between Austria and Spain in 1725, prompting one contemporary to note that Utrecht “like the peace of God, [was] beyond human ...
