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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. 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
of his cousin, James II. of England, after he had fled and abdicated on the arrival of William of Orange. During this war, however, that generation of able men who had grown up with Louis began to pass away, and his success was not so uniform; while, Colbert being dead, taxation began to be more felt by the exhausted people, and peace was made at Ryswick in 1697. 10. The War of the Succession in Spain.--The last of the four great wars of Louis's reign was far more unfortunate. Charles II. 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. N JAMES THE SECOND OF ENGLAND AFTER HE HAD FLED AND ABDICATED ON THE ARRIVAL OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE DURING THIS WAR HOWEVER THAT GENERATION OF ABLE MEN WHO HAD GROWN UP WITH LEWIS BEGAN TO PASS AWAY AND HIS SUCCESS WAS NOT SO UNIFORM WHILE COLBERT BEING DEAD TAXATION BEGAN TO BE MORE FELT BY THE EXHAUSTED PEOPLE AND PEACE WAS MADE AT RISWICK IN SIXTEEN NINETY SEVEN TEN THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN THE LAST OF THE FOUR GREAT WARS OF LOUIS REIGN WAS FAR MORE UNFORTUNATE CHARLES THE 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
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