Treaty of Utrecht
1713 European peace
The Treaty of Utrecht is a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended the War of the Spanish Succession.
The treaties reshaped European power, confirming Philip V as King of Spain while preventing union of the French and Spanish crowns, and transferred significant territories to Britain, including Gibraltar and parts of Canada.
The Treaty of Utrecht established the balance of power that would define eighteenth-century European politics.
- GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
- Great BritainLargest island, northwest Europe
- MinorcaSmaller Spanish Balearic island
- FranceWestern European republic
- NewfoundlandCanadian Atlantic island province
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Treaty of Utrechtdeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
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