Treaty of Hubertusburg

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The Treaty of Hubertusburg was a 1763 peace agreement that ended the Third Silesian War and the Seven Years' War in Central Europe, confirming Prussia's control over Silesia and solidifying its status as a major European power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century treaty
historical event
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Peace of Hubertusburg
broaderImpact rebalanced power among European great powers in the mid-18th century
category Peace treaties of Austria
Peace treaties of Prussia
Peace treaties of Saxony
Treaties of the Seven Years' War
confirmedControlOf Silesia by Prussia
confirmedTerritorialStatusQuo Prussian control of Silesia
countryAtSigning Electorate of Saxony
dateSigned 1763-02-15
endedConflict Seven Years' War in Central Europe
Third Silesian War
enteredIntoForce 1763
followedAfter Treaty of Dresden (1745)
historicalSignificance confirmed the decline of Habsburg influence in Silesia
helped establish the Austro-Prussian dualism in German affairs
marked the rise of Prussia as a major European power
language French
legalEffect binding peace between Prussia, Austria, and Saxony
mainIssue control of Silesia
partOfConflict Seven Years' War
placeNamedAfter Hubertusburg Palace
predecessorConflict First Silesian War
Second Silesian War
principalNegotiatorForAustria Maria Theresa of Austria
principalNegotiatorForPrussia Frederick II of Prussia
principalNegotiatorForSaxony Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
regionAffected Central Europe
relatedAgreement Treaty of Paris (1763)
resultedIn end of Austrian attempts to recover Silesia by force
mutual amnesty between belligerents
no territorial changes between Austria and Saxony
recognition of Prussia's annexation of Silesia
release of prisoners of war
restoration of pre-war borders between Prussia and Austria except for Silesia
signatory Archduchy of Austria
Electorate of Saxony
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
signedAt Hubertusburg Palace
signedIn Saxony
strengthenedStatusOf Kingdom of Prussia as a European great power
typeOfSettlement status quo ante bellum (excluding Silesia)
yearSigned 1763

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