Absolutism Constitutionalism
-Other European powers sought to thwart Louis XIV's dominance in Europe by contesting his inheritance of which of the following thrones?

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The other European nations feared that Louis XIV would create a supreme empire by his family's inheritance the Spanish throne. Concerned that this would irrevocably disrupt the balance of power, William of Orange led the Dutch in blocking this potential merging of France and Spain. Louis XIV had garnered support among German princes and briefly the English for his claim to the throne upon the death of Spanish monarch Charles II, his disabled brother-in-law. It took the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) to resolve this conflict, concluding with Philip V of France retaining Spain, but renouncing his claim in the French succession.

Absolutism Constitutionalism -Other European Powers Sought to Thwart Louis XIV's Dominance in Dominance