Charles II (a Hapsburg), of Spain dies without an heir. The Crown passes to Philip V (a Bourbon). This immediately raises tensions between the pro-Austrian House of Hapsburg and the pro-French House of Bourbon.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:28-30.
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