Second Partition Treaty

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The Second Partition Treaty was a 1700 diplomatic agreement between major European powers that attempted to preemptively divide the Spanish Empire to avoid a broader conflict over the Spanish succession.

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instanceOf diplomatic agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Treaty of Partition ⓘ
Treaty of London (1700) ⓘ
context War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
dateSigned 1700 ⓘ
diplomaticNature secret agreement ⓘ
field European diplomatic history ⓘ
followedBy War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
hasSubject balance of power in Europe ⓘ
division of Spanish European territories ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalForm bilateral and multilateral treaty ⓘ
locationSigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
negotiatedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
States General of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
precededBy First Partition Treaty ⓘ
proposedHeirOfSpanishCrown Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
proposedHeirOfSpanishCrownAlternative Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria ⓘ
proposedHeirOfSpanishItalianPossessions Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
proposedSuccessorOfSpanishThrone Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
purpose to arrange a partition of the Spanish Monarchy before the death of Charles II of Spain ⓘ
to prevent a general European war over the Spanish succession ⓘ
relatedTo Charles II of Spain ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
Spanish succession question ⓘ
result increased diplomatic tensions in Europe ⓘ
plan for partition of Spanish territories among European powers ⓘ
signatory Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
significance example of great power partition diplomacy ⓘ
key antecedent to the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
status never fully implemented ⓘ

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First Partition Treaty → followedBy → Second Partition Treaty ⓘ
Treaty of London (1700) → alsoKnownAs → Second Partition Treaty ⓘ
Treaty of The Hague (1698) → relatedEvent → Treaty of London (1700) (Second Partition Treaty) ⓘ
linked to: Second Partition Treaty
Second Partition Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Second Treaty of Partition ⓘ
linked to: Second Partition Treaty