Second Family Compact between France and Spain

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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France and Spain sign a Second Family Compact, which is established by the offensive and defensive alliance of Fontainebleau. They agree to attempt to seize Gibraltar and Port Mahon from British posession, to force Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia to surrender his recent acquisitions in Italy, and agree for Milan, Parma and Piacenza to pass to Don Philip.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Second Family Compact between France and Spain". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17486, accessed 23 November 2024.]

17486 Second Family Compact between France and Spain 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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