Battles & Campaigns · 1714
Treaty of Rastatt
Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
What happened
Marshal Claude de Villars for France and Prince Eugene of Savoy for Austria negotiated the treaty. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought over who should inherit Spain. Britain and others had made peace at Utrecht in 1713, but France and Austria fought on. At Rastatt the two old opponents agreed peace, and Austria gained Naples, Milan, Sardinia and the Spanish Netherlands.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It ended the war between France and Austria.
What came next
Another treaty at Baden in Switzerland was needed to end the war between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
Did you know?
Austria got more at Rastatt than it had been offered at Utrecht, yet Emperor Charles VI still saw losing Spain as 'an unacceptable failure'.
Timeline
- 1713Peace of Utrecht.
- 7 March 1714Treaty of Rastatt.
- 1714Treaty of Baden.