War of Spanish Succession: Family Tree

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The War of Spanish Succession was more correctly a war for European dominance. Defend or refute this statement by discussing the newly emerging political idea of “balance of power.”

In the lead up to the War of Spanish Succession, England, France and Austria expressed far greater concern for the balance of power in Europe than for the Spanish throne itself. Since the war was mainly fought outside of Spain, primarily by non-Spanish powers, and the conclusion of the war established a new balance of power across the continent that largely excluded Spain, the war must have been about a greater issue. Clearly, the war was more accurately a struggle for European dominance than it was a battle for Spanish royal succession.

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