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Treaties of Utrecht 1713-1714
The Treaties of Utrecht, also called
the Peace of Utrecht, were
concluded from April 1713 to September 1714.
The city of Utrecht is located in
today's Netherlands.
Why Where the Treaties
of Utrecht Negotiated?
Several settlements were signed at
Utrecht in order to conclude the
War of the Spanish Succession.
The Treaty of Utrecht also concluded
the
Queen Anne's War, which is also called the
Second French and Indian War,
and was the North American extension of the War of the Spanish
Succession.
What Do the Treaties
of Utrecht Decree?
Philip
was left in possession of the throne of Spain. But Naples,
Milan, the Spanish territories on the Tuscan coast, the Spanish
Netherlands, and some parts of the French Netherlands, were given to
Austria.
France ceded Newfoundland and the
Hudson Bay region to Britain, i.e. Hudson's Bay and Straits, as well
as the
Island of St. Christopher, and Nova Scotia.
Spain ceded to England Gibraltar and
Minorca, which the English had taken during the war.
The King of Prussia and the
Duke of
Savoy both obtained considerable additions of territory to their
dominions.
France was to demolish its
fortifications at Dunkirk, which served as a base for French attacks
on foreign ships. Britain will abandon this request with the
Treaty of Versailles in 1783.
And here are the maps
Map of Europe in 1713
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Map of North America 1713-1763
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Map of the Treaties 1713-1763
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See also
War of the Quadruple
Alliance 1718-1720
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