= War of the Quadruple Alliance = The '''War of the Quadruple Alliance''' was a postcursor of the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]]. The war was ended through the '''Treaty of the Hague'''. <<TableOfContents>> ---- == Antecedents == See the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]]. By 1717, [[Spain/PhilipV|Philip V]] was positioning himself to renege on the treaty. The infant [[France/LouisXV|Louis XV]] had succeeded the kingdom of [[France/Monarchs|France]] and had no heir. [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/CharlesVI|Charles VI]] was preoccupied with the [[WorldHistory/OttomanEmpire|Ottomans]]. ---- == History == Philip invaded and quickly captured Sardinia (an [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire|Austrian]] territory), then Sicily (a [[Italy/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Savoy|Savoyard]] territory), then a significant portion of the Italian peninsula. This expansionism greatly concerned '''Philippe II, Duke of Orleans'''. His regency for the infant [[France/LouisXV|Louis XV]] was uncontroversial but tenuous; Philip was his cousin and the king's uncle. Within a year, Austria made peace with the Ottomans and formed the '''Quadruple Alliance''' with the French, [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeI|English]], and [[Netherlands/AnthonieHeinsius|Dutch]]. TODO: learn more history! ---- == Conclusion and Aftermath == Philip sued for peace in 1719. The '''Treaty of the Hague''' was signed in early 1720; he finally abandoned his claims to [[France/Monarchs|France]] and Italy. [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/CharlesVI|Austria]] took the kingdom of Sicily, while [[Italy/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Savoy|Savoy]] was consolidated with the kingdom of [[Italy/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Sardinia-Piedmont|Sardinia]] under '''Victor Amadeus II'''. The [[WorldHistory/AngloSpanishWar|Anglo-Spanish War]] was another postcursor conflict, though much more limited in scope. ---- CategoryTodoLearnHistory CategoryRicottone