The Pragmatic Sanction
A)was a treaty that allowed the independence of the United States.
B)was an international understanding that allowed the creation of Great Britain.
C)was an Act of the British Parliament against the followers of the old royal dynasty.
D)asserted the indivisibility of Habsburg lands and allowed women to inherit the throne.
E)asserted the power of the Paris Parlement over the French king.

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The Pragmatic Sanction was a decree issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in 1713, which ensured that Habsburg territories under his control would remain indivisible and be passed intact to a single heir, including female heirs. This was done to prevent the partition of the Habsburg lands after his death and to allow his daughter, Maria Theresa, to inherit the throne.