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.

Aliases (10)

First Silesian War ×2
Austrian Succession ×1
Austrian Succession, War of the ×1
Austrian succession crisis ×1
Habsburg succession crisis ×1
Second Silesian War ×1
Silesian Wars ×1
War of the Austrian Succession (indirectly in coalition warfare tradition) ×1
War of the Austrian Succession context ×1
War of the Austrian Succession in the Low Countries ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict → European war → war →
alsoKnownAs	King George’s War in North America → Third Carnatic War in India (overlapping phase) →
conflictType	succession war →
endDate	1748 →
followedBy	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 → Maria Theresa →
legalInstrument	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 → Habsburg Monarchy → Prussia → Russia → Savoy-Sardinia → Saxony → Spain → Sweden →
result	Prussian acquisition of most of Silesia → 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 (75)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Dettingen → Battle of Fontenoy → Battle of Hohenfriedberg → Battle of Rocoux → Edward Hawke → Edward Hawke → Empress Maria Theresa → Frederick II of Prussia → Frederick II of Prussia ("First Silesian War") → Frederick II of Prussia → George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend → HMS Namur → Imperial Army → James Wolfe → Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran → Leopold Joseph von Daun → Louis XV of France → Sir George Pocock → Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) →	conflict
Bourbon Spain → Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor → Edward Vernon → François Joseph Paul de Grasse → George II of Great Britain → Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo → Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine → armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy →	participatedIn
Battle of Dettingen → Battle of Fontenoy → Battle of Lauffeld → Battle of Rocoux → King George's War → Second Silesian War → Silesian Wars → War of Jenkins' Ear →	partOf
Silesia ("Silesian Wars") → Silesia ("First Silesian War") → Silesia ("Second Silesian War") → Silesia →	wasContestedIn
Battle of Lauffeld → Battle of Mollwitz → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) →	conflictIn
Edward Boscawen → Elizabeth of Russia → Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland →	participantIn
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 ("Austrian Succession") → Silesian Wars → War of the Bavarian Succession →	relatedTo
Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) → States Army of the Dutch Republic →	activeDuring
Battle of Rocoux ("War of the Austrian Succession in the Low Countries") → William IV, Prince of Orange →	associatedWith
First Carnatic War → Silesian Wars ("Austrian succession crisis") →	cause
Prince-Bishopric of Liège → Prussia →	event
Jacobite rising of 1745 ("War of the Austrian Succession context") → Treaty of Berlin (1742) →	historicalPeriod
Second Carnatic War → Second Silesian War →	relatedConflict
War of the First Coalition ("War of the Austrian Succession (indirectly in coalition warfare tradition)") →	chronologicalPredecessor
Prussian Army →	engagedIn
War of the Polish Succession →	followedBy
France and Austria →	historicalConflict
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 ("Habsburg succession crisis") →	historicalContext
Hainaut →	historicalEvent
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy →	involvedIn
Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ("Austrian Succession, War of the") →	isRelatedToConflict
James Oglethorpe →	militaryConflict
Treaty of Breslau →	partOfConflict
Seven Years' War →	precededBy
Treaty of Vienna (1738) →	precedes
Anhalt-Zerbst →	providedTroopsFor
Electorate of Bavaria →	significantEvent