Where and when did the peace negotiations that led to the Treaty of Utrecht begin?

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Illustration of the Battle of Blenheim showing cavalry and infantry in combat, fallen soldiers, and smoke rising from cannon fire across a hilly battlefield. — War of the Spanish Succession The Battle of Blenheim (August 13, 1704), was the most famous victory of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, and Eugene of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Formal peace negotiations for the War of the Spanish Succession were opened on January 29, 1712, in Utrecht, located in the United Provinces.1

While these formal discussions began in early 1712, the process was preceded by earlier efforts; communications between the governments of France and England had been established at the end of 1710, and negotiations continued throughout 1711 leading up to the formal opening at Utrecht.1