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Which Spanish territories in Italy went to Austria after the war?

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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.

Following the War of the Spanish Succession, the Treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt resulted in the transfer of several former Spanish territories in Italy to the Austrian Habsburgs.

Specifically, the territories that passed to Austria included:

Naples
Sardinia
Milan (which had incorporated Mantua)1

While Sicily was initially granted to Victor Amadeus II, it was later ceded to Austria under the Treaty of The Hague in 1720 in exchange for Sardinia.1