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