Succession Wars
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Succession Wars is the general title of several European wars which arose in the 18th century consequent on a failure of issue in certain royal lines, most important of which are
- War of the Castilian Succession
- War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713)
- War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
Two others in this category are
- War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738)
- War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779)
Sometimes included in this category is the
- War of the English Succession, which is more commonly called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg (1688–1697).
Also in Science Fiction as
- BattleTech, Succession Wars era(2784-3030). See: History of the BattleTech universe.
- A wargame, The Succession Wars, set in the BattleTech universe.
Also, after the death of Alexander the Great, there were the Wars of the Successors (Diadochi).