War of the Austrian Succession

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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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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

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1747 Flanders campaign conflict War of the Austrian Succession
Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) conflict War of the Austrian Succession
Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) partOf War of the Austrian Succession
Karl Josef Batthyány conflict War of the Austrian Succession
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) endedConflict War of the Austrian Succession
Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession partOf War of the Austrian Succession
Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession conflict War of the Austrian Succession
Regency of Anna Leopoldovna associatedWith War of the Austrian Succession
Prince Waldeck participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII conflict War of the Austrian Succession
subject surface form: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles Alexander of Lorraine militaryConflict War of the Austrian Succession
Maastricht was a strongly fortified city at the time wasKeyObjectiveIn War of the Austrian Succession
subject surface form: Maastricht
Rocourt historicalPeriod War of the Austrian Succession
Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de Clermont participantIn War of the Austrian Succession
Reichsarmee activeDuring War of the Austrian Succession
Bourbon France involvedInConflict War of the Austrian Succession
Habsburg cavalry conflict War of the Austrian Succession
Lord George Germain militaryConflict War of the Austrian Succession
Green Howards participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
Charles of Bourbon participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
Bourbon royal army engagedIn War of the Austrian Succession
Duc de Broglie participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
subject surface form: Victor-François de Broglie