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| | MSN Encarta - War of the Spanish Succession |
 | | As Philip's accession made possible an enormous increase in the power of France, it threatened to overthrow the balance of power in Europe established by the Treaty of Ryswick (1697), ending hostilities between France, on the one hand, and England, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Savoy, and several German states, on the other. |
 | | As the peace terms granted recognition to Louis's grandson as the king of Spain, they were, in effect, a repudiation of the claims of Charles VI, and Charles elected to continue the war against France and Spain. |
 | | The earlier Treaty of Ryswick, with its controversial clause regarding the established church, was the basis for the new agreement and thus, in effect, was reratified. |
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