Treaty of The Hague (1698)

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The Treaty of The Hague (1698) was an agreement between major European powers attempting to peacefully divide the Spanish Empire in anticipation of the childless Charles II of Spain’s death, as part of the First Partition Treaty.

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Treaty of The Hague (1698) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
partition treaty ⓘ
aimedToLimit French territorial gains ⓘ
Habsburg dominance in Europe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Partition Treaty ⓘ
category 17th-century treaties ⓘ
Treaties of England ⓘ
Treaties of France ⓘ
Treaties of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
concerns Spanish Empire ⓘ
Spanish succession ⓘ
context War of the Spanish Succession (prelude) ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of London (1700) ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact contributed to diplomatic realignments before 1701 ⓘ
heightened tensions over Spanish succession ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern Europe ⓘ
involvedParty Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Spain (as subject of partition) ⓘ
languageOfDocument French (diplomatic language) ⓘ
legalStatus international agreement ⓘ
locationCountry Dutch Republic ⓘ
negotiatedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
outcome plan for partition of Spanish inheritance ⓘ
politicalSignificance attempted balance of power in Europe ⓘ
precededBy earlier informal partition negotiations ⓘ
purpose to arrange a peaceful partition of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
to prevent a general European war over the Spanish succession ⓘ
reason anticipated death of the childless Charles II of Spain ⓘ
relatedEvent Treaty of London (1700) (Second Partition Treaty) ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
relatedTo Charles II of Spain ⓘ
Spanish Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Habsburg Spain
signedIn The Hague ⓘ
signedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
signedOn 1698 ⓘ
subjectMatter division of Spanish overseas possessions ⓘ
division of Spanish territories in Europe ⓘ
subsequentDevelopment superseded by later succession arrangements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Partition Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of The Hague (1698) ⓘ
Treaties of Sweden → hasPart → Treaty of The Hague (1698) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1700) → follows → Treaty of The Hague (1698) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1700) → precededBy → Treaty of The Hague (1698) ⓘ