Conflict prompted by two or more individuals claiming rightful leadership of a monarchy
Not to be confused with war of secession.
This article is about (princely) wars during succession crises. For princely wars against well-established monarchs, see princely rebellion.
After Charles II's death, Louis XIV of France proclaims his grandson Philip of Anjou the new Spanish king (November 1700), triggering the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714).
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