Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: War of the Spanish Succession, War of the Polish Succession, Breton War of Succession, Nine Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, War of the Castilian Succession, War of Succession of Champagne, War of the Euboeote Succession, War of the Mantuan Succession, War of the Portuguese Succession, Luneburg War of Succession, Siege of St. Augustine, War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault, War of the Julich succession, Landshut War of Succession, War of the Thuringian Succession, War of the Succession of Guelders. Excerpt: The Nine Years' War (1688-97) - often called the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Palatine Succession, or the War of the League of Augsburg - was a major war of the late 17th century fought between King Louis XIV of France, and a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led by the Anglo-Dutch Stadtholder-King William III, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, King Charles II of Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and the major and minor princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The Nine Years' War was fought primarily on mainland Europe and its surrounding waters, but it also encompassed a theatre in Ireland, where William III and James II struggled for control of the British Isles, and a minor campaign between French and English settlers and their Indian allies in colonial North America. The War was the second of Louis XIV's three major wars. Louis XIV had emerged from the Franco-Dutch War in 1678 as the most powerful monarch in Europe; but, although he had expanded his realm, the 'Sun King' remained unsatisfied. Using a combination of aggression, annexation, and quasi-legal means, Louis XIV immediately set about extending his gains in order to stabilize and strengthen France's frontiers, culminating in the brief War of the Reunions (1683-84). The resulting Truce of Ratisbon guaranteed the exten...