Editing Louis XIV (section)

===Conclusion of peace===
[[File:Philippe Buache Carte de France divisee suivant les quatre departements de Messieurs les secretaires dEtat 07710637.jpg|thumb|Map of France after the death of Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV]]
As a result of the fresh British perspective on the European balance of power, Anglo-French talks began, culminating in the 1713 [[Peace of Utrecht]] between Louis, [[Philip&nbsp;V of Spain]], [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne of Great Britain]], and the [[Dutch Republic]]. In 1714, after losing [[Landau]] and [[Freiburg]], the Holy Roman Emperor also made peace with France in the Treaties of [[Treaty of Rastatt|Rastatt]] and [[Treaty of Baden (1714)|Baden]].

In the general settlement, Philip{{Nbsp}}V retained Spain and its colonies, while Austria received the Spanish Netherlands and divided [[Kingdom of Sicily under Savoy|Spanish Italy]] with [[Savoy]]. Britain kept [[Gibraltar]] and [[Menorca]]. Louis agreed to withdraw his support for James Stuart, son of James{{Nbsp}}II and pretender to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, and ceded [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], [[Rupert's Land]], and [[Acadia]] in the Americas to Anne. Britain gained the most from the treaty, but the final terms were much more favourable to France than those being discussed in peace negotiations in 1709 and 1710.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} France retained [[Prince Edward Island|Île-Saint-Jean]] and [[Cape Breton Island|Île Royale]], and Louis acquired a few minor European territories, such as the [[Annexation of Orange|Principality of Orange]] and the [[Ubaye Valley]], which covered transalpine passes into Italy. Thanks to Louis, his allies the Electors of Bavaria and Cologne were restored to their prewar status and returned their lands.{{Sfn|Lynn|1999|pp=356–360}}