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|name = War of the Spanish Succession
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|name=War of the Spanish Succession
|date = 9 July 1701
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|end = 19 August 1712
|begin=9 July 1702
|place = Europe, North America, South America
|end=11 July 1715
|result = *Spain cedes the Spanish Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples, the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Austrian Habsburgs; cedes the Kingdom of Sicily to the Duchy of Savoy; and cedes Gibraltar and Minorca to Britain.
|place=[[Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]]
*France recognizes British sovereignty over Rupert's Land and Newfoundland and cedes Acadia and its half of Saint Kitts to Great Britain.
|result=Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt, Baden: Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognise Philip, Duke of Anjou as Philip V of Spain but Philip V renounces any claim to the throne of France. Spain cedes territories in Europe.
*Spain's Centralized government on the Crown of Castile
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*The decline of Spanish global power
|side1=[[Holy Roman Empire]]<br>[[Spain|Spain loyal to Charles]]<br>[[United Kingdom|Kingdom of Great Britain]]<br>[[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]]<br>[[Portugal|Kingdom of Portugal]]
|side1 = * [[Spanish Empire|Spain loyal to Charles]]
|side2=[[Kingdom of France]]<br>[[Spain|Spain loyal to Philip]]
**{{Wiki|Crown of Aragon}}
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*[[Holy Roman Empire]]
|side4=
*[[British Empire]]
|commanders1=*[[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]]
*[[Portugal|Portuguese Empire]]
*{{Wiki|António Luís de Sousa, 2nd Marquis of Minas|Marquis of Minas}}
{{Wiki|Dutch Republic}}
|commanders2=*[[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]
{{Wiki|Duchy of Savoy}}
*[[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]]
|side2 = * [[Spanish Empire|Spain loyal to Philip]]
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**{{Wiki|Crown of Crown of Castile}}
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*[[France|Kingdom of France]]
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*{{Wiki|Electorate of Bavaria|Bavaria}}}}
The '''War of the Spanish Succession''' (1701 – 1714) was fought between [[Europe]]an powers, including a divided [[Spain]], over who had the right to succeed {{Wiki|Charles II of Spain|Charles II}} as King of Spain. During the conflict, nations on both sides openly exercised the use of [[privateer]]s to raid [[Merchant|merchant]] convoys.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: The Spanish Empire]]</ref>
The '''War of the Spanish Succession''' (1701 – 1714) was fought between [[Europe]]an powers, including a divided [[Spain]], over who had the right to succeed {{Wiki|Charles II of Spain|Charles II}} as King of Spain. During the conflict, nations on both sides openly exercised the use of privateers to raid merchant convoys.


The war ended with the {{Wiki|Treaty of Utrecht}} in 1714; which rendered thousands of privateers unemployed. Many of these, including [[Edward Kenway|Edwards Kenway]] and [[Edward Thatch|Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], and [[Charles Vane]], among others, resorted to [[piracy]] in order to survive. This started the third and final "[[Golden Age of Piracy]]".
The war ended with the [[Peace of Utrecht]] in 1714; which rendered thousands of privateers unemployed.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Before the Golden Age]]</ref> Many of these, including [[Edward Kenway]], [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], and [[Charles Vane]], among others, resorted to [[piracy]] in order to survive.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> This started the third and final "[[Golden Age of Piracy]]".<ref name="ACI"/>


==Reference==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
 
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The War of the Spanish Succession (1701 – 1714) was fought between European powers, including a divided Spain, over who had the right to succeed Charles II as King of Spain. During the conflict, nations on both sides openly exercised the use of privateers to raid merchant convoys.[1]

The war ended with the Peace of Utrecht in 1714; which rendered thousands of privateers unemployed.[2] Many of these, including Edward Kenway, Edward Thatch, Benjamin Hornigold, and Charles Vane, among others, resorted to piracy in order to survive.[3] This started the third and final "Golden Age of Piracy".[2]

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