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