text: Most European rulers accepted Philip as king, some reluctantly. Depending on one's views of the war's inevitability, Louis acted 
  reasonably or arrogantly.[95] He confirmed that Philip V retained his French rights despite his new Spanish position. Admittedly, 
  he may only have been hypothesising a theoretical eventuality and not attempting a Franco-Spanish union. But his actions were 
  certainly not read as disinterested. Moreover, Louis sent troops to the Spanish Netherlands to evict Dutch garrisons and secure 
  Dutch recognition of Philip V. In 1701, Philip transferred the*asiento*(the right to supply slaves to Spanish colonies) to France, as 
  a sign of the two nations' growing connections. As tensions mounted, Louis decided to acknowledge James Stuart, the son of 
  James II, as King of England, Scotland and Ireland on the latter's death, infuriating William III. These actions enraged Britain and 
  the Dutch Republic.[96] With the Holy Roman Emperor and the petty German states, they formed another Grand Alliance and 
  declared war on France in 1702. French diplomacy secured Bavaria, Portugal, and Savoy as Franco-Spanish allies.[97] 