1954/12/01 by M. A. Thomson, Mark A. Thomson · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #European Political History Analysis #Historical Influence and Diplomacy #Historical Studies on Spain
paper · doi:10.2307/3678854
openalex publication_date 1954/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
On 16 November 1700, Louis XIV publicly announced that his second grandson, Philip, duke of Anjou, was to succeed Charles II of Spain as the ruler of all the latter's dominions. On 15 May 1702, England, the Dutch re-public, and the emperor all declared war on France; England and the Dutch republic then also declared war on Spain, although they had recognized Philip as king; the emperor, however, who had not done so, declared war, not on Spain, but on the duke of Anjou and his adherents. If, then, Louis's action in November 1700 made war inevitable, it is curious that these declarations were so long in coming.