Treaty of Hanover (1725)

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The Treaty of Hanover (1725) was an alliance between Great Britain, France, and Prussia aimed at countering Habsburg power and reshaping the balance of power in early 18th-century Europe.

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Treaty of Hanover (1725) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive alliance ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alliance of Hanover ⓘ
containsClause guarantee of the status quo in Europe favorable to the signatories ⓘ
mutual defense against attack by the Emperor or Spain ⓘ
naval and military cooperation provisions ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
diplomaticNature secret treaty (initially) ⓘ
followedBy accession of Denmark-Norway in 1727 ⓘ
accession of the United Provinces (Dutch Republic) in 1726 ⓘ
geopoliticalContext post-War of the Spanish Succession settlement ⓘ
rivalry between Bourbon and Habsburg powers in Europe ⓘ
hasEffect formation of the Hanoverian Alliance bloc in Europe ⓘ
heightened tensions within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
increased diplomatic isolation of Austria and Spain ⓘ
hasPurpose to counter Habsburg power ⓘ
to oppose the Austro-Spanish alliance of 1725 ⓘ
to reshape the balance of power in early 18th-century Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
involvesDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Hanover ⓘ
House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
isPartOf European balance of power politics ⓘ
diplomatic history of the War of the Polish Succession prelude ⓘ
languageOfDocument French ⓘ
legalStatus international treaty under public international law ⓘ
motivatedBy British fear of Spanish ambitions ⓘ
Prussian interest in recognition and security within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
concern over Habsburg influence in Italy and the Empire ⓘ
opposedEntity Austro-Spanish alliance (Treaty of Vienna 1725) ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-Habsburg ⓘ
relatedTo Quadruple Alliance (1718) ⓘ
linked to: Quadruple Alliance

Treaty of Vienna (1725) ⓘ
War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
signatoryMonarch Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
George I of Great Britain ⓘ
Louis XV of France ⓘ
signatoryStateLeader British government of Robert Walpole (de facto) ⓘ
signedInCity Hanover ⓘ
signedInPresentDayCountry Germany ⓘ
signedOn 1725-09-03 ⓘ
subjectMatter European territorial and dynastic arrangements ⓘ
mutual defense ⓘ
naval and commercial security ⓘ

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Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) → hasDiplomaticContext → Treaty of Hanover (1725) ⓘ
Treaty of Vienna (1725) → relatedTo → Treaty of Hanover (1725) ⓘ