Triple Alliance of 1717

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The Triple Alliance of 1717 was a defensive pact between Great Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic aimed at preserving the European balance of power and containing Spanish ambitions after the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive alliance ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
aimedTo prevent unilateral revision of the Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Triple Alliance (1717) ⓘ
Triple Alliance (1717) ⓘ
category 1717 in international relations ⓘ
18th-century military alliance ⓘ
concernedWith maintenance of peace in Europe ⓘ
diplomaticNature defensive pact ⓘ
followedBy Quadruple Alliance of 1718 ⓘ
linked to: Quadruple Alliance
hasMember Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
historicalContext post–War of the Spanish Succession settlement ⓘ
legalForm treaty ⓘ
opposedPower Spain ⓘ
policyType balance of power policy ⓘ
purpose containment of Spanish ambitions ⓘ
defensive cooperation among signatories ⓘ
preservation of the European balance of power ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
relatedAlliance Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
relatedToConflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
signatoryState Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
signedInYear 1717 ⓘ
soughtTo deter Spanish expansion in Europe ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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French Regency (1715–1723) → foreignPolicy → Triple Alliance of 1717 ⓘ
Triple Alliance of 1717 → alsoKnownAs → Triple Alliance (1717) ⓘ
linked to: Triple Alliance of 1717
Triple Alliance of 1717 → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Triple Alliance (1717) ⓘ
linked to: Triple Alliance of 1717