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  1. War Of The Polish Succession

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    The War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735) was a major European conflict initially triggered by the contested election for the Polish throne following the death of Augustus II of Poland in 1733. While ostensibly about the Polish crown, the war rapidly escalated into a wider proxy conflict involving the major European powers, primarily driven by the dynastic ambitions of the Bourbons of France and the desire of the Habsburg Monarchy to maintain the European balance of…