Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)

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The Second Treaty of Versailles (1757) was a diplomatic agreement during the Seven Years’ War that solidified the Franco-Austrian alliance and reshaped the balance of power in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement
international treaty
treaty
aimedAgainst Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
belongsToPeriod 18th century European diplomacy
concerns military and political cooperation
war aims against Prussia
follows First Treaty of Versailles (1756)
hasAlternativeName Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
surface form: Second Versailles Treaty of 1757
hasContext Seven Years' War
hasCountrySignatory Austria
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of France
hasDate 1757
hasEffect consolidation of the Franco-Austrian alliance
reconfiguration of European alliances
shift in traditional Bourbon-Habsburg rivalry
hasHistoricalSignificance key instrument of the Diplomatic Revolution of the 1750s
hasLanguage French
German
hasLocation Versailles
hasPurpose to coordinate military action against Prussia
to solidify the Franco-Austrian alliance
hasSubject Franco-Austrian military cooperation
Austro-Russian-Saxon coalition
surface form: anti-Prussian coalition
hasType bilateral treaty
isAssociatedWith Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
surface form: Count Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz

French foreign policy under Louis XV
Louis XV of France
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler)
surface form: Maria Theresa of Austria
isPartOf Franco-Austrian alliance
surface form: Franco-Austrian alliance system

coalition diplomacy during the Seven Years' War
isRelatedTo Westminster Convention (1756)
surface form: Convention of Westminster

Treaty of Westminster (1756)
isRelatedToConflict Seven Years' War
partOf Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
surface form: Diplomatic Revolution
precedes later wartime conventions between France and Austria
reshaped balance of power in Europe
signedAt Versailles
strengthenedAllianceBetween Austria
France

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Renversement des alliances hasPart Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
First Treaty of Versailles (1756) followedBy Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
Second Treaty of Versailles (1757) hasAlternativeName Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
this entity surface form: Second Versailles Treaty of 1757
Franco-Austrian alliance hasPart Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
Franco-Austrian alliance concludedBy Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Versailles (1757)