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Eugene had been bred up in France, but, having bitterly offended Louis by calling him a stage king for show and a chess king for use, had entered the Emperor's service, and was one of his chief enemies. EUGENE HAD BEEN BRED UP IN FRANCE BUT HAVING BITTERLY OFFENDED LOUIS BY CALLING HIM A STAGE KING FOR SHOW AND A CHESS KING FOR USE HAD ENTERED THE EMPEROR'S SERVICE AND WAS ONE OF HIS CHIEF ENEMIES
of Spain died childless, naming as his successor a French prince, Philip, Duke of Anjou, the second son of the only son of Charles's eldest sister, the queen of Louis XIV. But the Powers of Europe, at the Peace of Ryswick, had agreed that the crown of Spain should go to Charles of Austria, second son of the Emperor Leopold, who was the descendant of younger sisters of the royal Spanish line, but did not excite the fear and jealousy of Europe, as did a scion of the already overweening house of Bourbon. This led to the War of the Spanish Succession, England and Holland supporting Charles, and fighting with Louis in Spain, Savoy, and the Low Countries. In Spain Louis was ultimately successful, and his grandson Philip V. retained the throne; but the troops which his ally, the Elector of Bavaria, introduced into Germany were totally overthrown at Blenheim by the English army under the Duke of Marlborough, and the Austrian under Prince Eugene, a son of a younger branch of the house of Savoy. SECOND OF SPAIN DIED CHILDLESS NAMING AS HIS SUCCESSOR A FRENCH PRINCE PHILIP DUKE OF ANJOU THE SECOND SON OF THE ONLY SON OF CHARLES'S ELDEST SISTER THE QUEEN OF LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH BUT THE POWERS OF EUROPE AT THE PEACE OF RISWICK HAD AGREED THAT THE CROWN OF SPAIN SHOULD GO TO CHARLES OF AUSTRIA SECOND SON OF THE EMPEROR LEOPOLD WHO WAS THE DESCENDANT OF YOUNGER SISTERS OF THE ROYAL SPANISH LINE BUT DID NOT EXCITE THE FEAR AND JEALOUSY OF EUROPE AS DID A SCION OF THE ALREADY OVERWEENING HOUSE OF BOURBON THIS LED TO THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION ENGLAND AND HOLLAND SUPPORTING CHARLES AND FIGHTING WITH LOUIS IN SPAIN SAVOY AND THE LOW COUNTRIES IN SPAIN LOUIS WAS ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL AND HIS GRANDSON PHILIP THE FIFTH RETAINED THE THRONE BUT THE TROOPS WHICH HIS ALLY THE ELECTOR OF BAVARIA INTRODUCED INTO GERMANY WERE TOTALLY OVERTHROWN AT BLENHEIM BY THE ENGLISH ARMY UNDER THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH AND THE AUSTRIAN UNDER PRINCE EUGENE A SON OF A YOUNGER BRANCH OF THE HOUSE OF SAVOY
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