Why was the war called The War of Spanish Succession?

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Prasad · Answer

read

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ad06

https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Spanish-Succession

d_r_siva · Answer

.........arising from disputes about the succession in Spain after the death of Charles II of Spain.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/war-of-the-spanish-succession

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-of-the-spanish-succession/

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession

Doctor P · Answer

the war (1701–14) between Austria, Britain, Prussia, and the Netherlands on the one side and France, Spain, and Bavaria on the other over the disputed succession to the Spanish throne

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/war-of-the-spanish-succession

The succession to the extensive Spanish empire

http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/modern-europe/wars-and-battles/war-spanish-succession

http://www.spanishsuccession.nl/

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Why was the war called The War of Spanish Succession?

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