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Events on Wednesday 7 September 1701 1
1701Treaty of The Hague forms the Grand AllianceEngland, the Dutch Republic, and Austria unite against FranceSigned at The Hague, the treaty bound England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Emperor to resist Bourbon dominance over the Spanish Empire. It formalized the coalition that would fight France in the War of the Spanish Succession. William III of England was a principal architect of the alliance.