By 1713, the cause of this war of succession had become tumultous and hypocritical. Austria's claims through Charles (VI), who had become Holy Roman Emperor and King of Austria, now made its former allies contemplating whether a Spanish-French, or a Spanish-Austrian Empire would be the least threatening to Europe's balance of power. Regardless, France no longer saw that it could gain a devastating advance on the allies and began negotiating numerous treaties, starting first with the Treaty of Utrecht. Then, in 1714, the Treaties of Rastatt and Baden also came into effect, and so, the war had at last ended. Philip had still ascended to the throne of Spain as Philip V, but was removed from the French line of succession. Spain had lost many of its territorial positions in the Netherlands, and