Carlos III's claim to the Spanish throne — backed by England, Austria, and the Dutch Republic — briefly made Valencia a Habsburg stronghold during the War of the Spanish Succession. The city fell to Bourbon forces under Berwick at the Battle of Almansa in April 1707, after which Philip V abolished the Aragonese Crown's separate institutions outright via the Nueva Planta decrees. Coinage from this window is scarce precisely because the window was so short.
Carlos III's claim to the Spanish throne — backed by England, Austria, and the Dutch Republic — briefly made Valencia a Habsburg stronghold during the War of the Spanish Succession. The city fell to Bourbon forces under Berwick at the Battle of Almansa in April 1707, after which Philip V abolished the Aragonese Crown's separate institutions outright via the Nueva Planta decrees. Coinage from this window is scarce precisely because the window was so short.