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Louis had outlived his good fortune. His great generals and statesmen had passed away. LOUIS HAD OUTLIVED HIS GOOD FORTUNE HIS GREAT GENERALS AND STATESMEN HAD PASSED AWAY
on. 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. 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. He aided his cousin, Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoy, in repulsing the French attacks in that quarter, gained a great victory at Turin, and advanced into Provence. Marlborough was likewise in full career of victory in the Low Countries, and gained there the battle of Ramillies. 11. Peace of Utrecht.-- WEENING 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 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 HE AIDED HIS COUSIN DUKE VICTOR AMADAEUS OF SAVOY IN REPULSING THE FRENCH ATTACKS IN THAT QUARTER GAINED GREAT VICTORY AT TURIN AND ADVANCED INTO PROVENCE MARLBOROUGH WAS LIKEWISE IN FULL CAREER OF VICTORY IN THE LOW COUNTRIES AND GAINED THERE THE BATTLE OF HAMILI ELEVEN PEACE OF UTRECHT
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