Glele vs Joseph I

Glele signed a treaty with France granting them commercial privileges and a protectorate over Porto-Novo, a rival kingdom. This agreement increased French influence in the region and set the stage for future colonial conflicts between France and Dahomey.

Glele died, possibly by suicide, during the escalating conflict with France. His son, Behanzin, succeeded him and immediately adopted a more aggressive anti-French stance, continuing the war that Glele had started.

Glele's forces attacked French positions and allied kingdoms along the coast, leading to open war with France. The conflict included the Battle of Cotonou, where Dahomey forces were repelled by French marines. The war ended with a treaty unfavorable to Dahomey, ceding territory.

Joseph I, as King of the Romans and later Emperor, supported the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne against the Bourbon candidate. The war, fought across Europe, ended with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, which recognized Philip V as king of Spain but ceded Spanish territories to Austria.

Joseph I, as Emperor, pursued a policy of reconciliation with the Hungarian nobility, ending the R

Joseph I died suddenly of smallpox at age 32, leaving no male heir. His death triggered the succession crisis that led to the Pragmatic Sanction and the eventual War of the Austrian Succession, as his brother Charles VI inherited the Habsburg domains.