War of the Austrian Succession

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18th-century conflict European war war

The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) was a major European conflict sparked by disputes over Maria Theresa’s right to inherit the Habsburg thrones, drawing in most great powers and reshaping the continent’s political balance.

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Label Occurrences
War of the Austrian Succession canonical 205
First Silesian War 2
War of the Austrian Succession in the Low Countries 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict ⓘ
European war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs King George's War ⓘ
surface form: King George’s War in North America

Carnatic Wars ⓘ
surface form: Third Carnatic War in India (overlapping phase)
conflictType succession war ⓘ
endDate 1748 ⓘ
followedBy Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Seven Years’ War
hasCause Prussia’s invasion of Silesia ⓘ
contestation of the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 ⓘ
dispute over Maria Theresa’s right to inherit the Habsburg thrones ⓘ
impact reshaped the European balance of power in the mid-18th century ⓘ
keyFigure Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia ⓘ
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
Louis XV of France ⓘ
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ
surface form: Maria Theresa
legalInstrument Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) ⓘ
surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
majorBattle Battle of Dettingen ⓘ
Battle of Fontenoy ⓘ
Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ
Battle of Lauffeld ⓘ
Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ
Battle of Rocoux ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
partOf 18th-century great power conflicts ⓘ
precededBy War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
primaryBelligerent Bavaria ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form: Savoy-Sardinia

Saxony ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
result Prussian acquisition of most of Silesia ⓘ
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

confirmation of Maria Theresa’s right to the Habsburg hereditary lands ⓘ
elevation of Prussia as a great power ⓘ
restoration of pre-war colonial possessions among major powers (status quo ante bellum in colonies) ⓘ
weakening of Habsburg influence in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
startDate 1740 ⓘ
theatre Caribbean ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
colonial North America ⓘ

Referenced by (223)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Years' War → precededBy → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → participatedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) → historicalContext → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
this entity surface form: Habsburg succession crisis
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) → relatedTo → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
this entity surface form: Austrian Succession
Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia
this entity surface form: Silesian Wars
Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia
this entity surface form: First Silesian War
Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia
this entity surface form: Second Silesian War
Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Silesia
Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 → isRelatedToConflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austrian Succession, War of the
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Empress Maria Theresa
States Army of the Dutch Republic → activeDuring → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia → participantIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Russia
Prussia → event → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Silesian War
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy → involvedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Imperial Army → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Bourbon Spain → participatedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
King George's War → partOf → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear → partOf → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
James Wolfe → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Admiral Edward Vernon → participatedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Vernon
Battle of Dettingen → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Battle of Dettingen → partOf → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland → participantIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Louis XV of France → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Treaty of Vienna (1738) → precedes → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Treaty of Breslau → partOfConflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Treaty of Berlin (1742) → historicalPeriod → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) → event → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Sir George Pocock → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Bavarian Succession → relatedTo → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor → participatedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the First Coalition → chronologicalPredecessor → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
this entity surface form: War of the Austrian Succession (indirectly in coalition warfare tradition)
Prussian Army → engagedIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Electorate of Bavaria → significantEvent → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
France and Austria → historicalConflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
James Oglethorpe → militaryConflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Edward Boscawen → participantIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
HMS Namur → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Edward Hawke → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
Jacobite rising of 1745 → historicalPeriod → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
this entity surface form: War of the Austrian Succession context
Der Alte Fritz → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II of Prussia
Battle of Mollwitz → conflictIn → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Battle of Hohenfriedberg → conflict → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
Carnatic Wars → cause → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
subject surface form: First Carnatic War
William IV, Prince of Orange → associatedWith → War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ