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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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)