Guerre de succession d’Espagne
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- La guerre de succession a commencer en 1701 et a terminer en 1713 avec le traite d'Utrecht. La guerre de succession était une guerre en Europe qui s'est répandu a la colonie de britannique et de France en Amérique du nord suite a la mort de Charles II, roi de l'Espagne.
- Le roi d'Espagne est mort le 1 novembre 1700.Avant sa mort, il voulait nommer le petit fils du roi de France, le duc d'Anjou (Philippe v de Bourbon) comme on successeur.
- Plusieurs pays comme l'Angleterre et Hollande ne voulaient pas que Philippe V devient le nouveau roi car ceci donnerait trop de pouvoir a la France.
- Louis Controls the Nobility Every morning, the chief valet woke Louis at 8:30.Outside the curtains of Louis’s canopy bed stood at least 100 of the most privilegednobles at court. They were waiting to help the great king dress.
- Louis XIV’s palace at Versailles was proof of his absolute power.Only a ruler with total control over his country’s economy couldafford such a lavish palace. It cost an estimated $2.5 billion in 2003dollars.It took so much water to run allthe fountains at once that it wasdone only for special events. Onother days, when the kingwalked in the garden, servantswould turn on fountains justbefore he reached them.The fountains were turned offafter he walked away.
- Attempts to Expand France’s Boundaries In 1667, just six years after Mazarin’sdeath, Louis invaded the Spanish Netherlands in an effort to expand France’sboundaries. Through this campaign, he gained 12 towns. Encouraged by his success, he personally led an army into the Dutch Netherlands in 1672.War of the Spanish Succession Tired of hardship, the French people longed forpeace. What they got was another war. In 1700, the childless king of Spain,Charles II, died after promising his throne to Louis XIV’s 16-year-old grandson,Philip of Anjou.
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