Treaty of Rastatt
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| Signed | 7 March 1714 |
| Location | Rastatt, Margraviate of Baden-Baden |
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| Language | French |
The Treaty of Rastatt was a peace treaty between
By 1713, all parties to the war had been militarily depleted, and it was unlikely that continuing the conflict would bring about any results in the foreseeable future. The First Congress of Rastatt opened in November 1713 between France and Austria. The negotiations culminated in the Treaty of Rastatt on 7 March 1714, which ended hostilities and complemented the Treaty of Utrecht, which had been signed the previous year.
The Treaty of Rastatt was negotiated by
The treaty is associated with changes in European politics to emphasise the balance of power.
Background
Austria began to negotiate the treaty with France after it had been abandoned by its allies, particularly Great Britain, during the negotiations for the
In June 1713, France launched its
Territorial changes
Under the treaty, Austria received the Spanish territories in Italy of
As a result of the treaty, the Habsburg Empire reached its largest territorial extent since the division of the possessions of Charles V in 1556. Moreover, bargaining in Rastatt gained for Austria much more than it was offered at Utrecht, at which it had originally also participated. However, Emperor Charles VI was outraged at the loss of Spain and thus considered the war's outcome an unacceptable failure.
For France, the treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt confirmed the throne of Spain for the House of Bourbon but denied France the additional territorial gains that it had sought. The treaties also affirmed that the thrones of France and Spain could not be united.
See also
References
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Holland, Arthur William (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 286–287.
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