After the Spanish Succession War (1701-1714) ended with the Peace of Utrecht (1713) and specifically the peace Treaty of Rastatt (1714), the Philip V of Spain was forced to cede the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the State of the Presidi and much of the Duchy of Milan to the emperor Charles VI. The Ossola and with it Pieve Vergonte followed the political destiny of the Duchy of Milan, coming under Austrian administration.