Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
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The Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 was a major realignment of European alliances, most notably the shift of Austria from Britain to France and of Prussia to Britain, which reshaped the balance of power on the eve of the Seven Years' War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alliance realignment
→
diplomatic event → historical event → |
| changesAllianceOf |
Austria
→
France → Great Britain → Prussia → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Renversement des alliances
→
Renversement des alliances →
surface form: "Reversal of Alliances"
|
| hasCause |
Austrian desire to recover Silesia from Prussia
→
British concern over French colonial expansion → breakdown of traditional Habsburg–Bourbon rivalry pattern → |
| hasLongTermEffect |
foundation for coalition structures in Seven Years' War
→
increased global dimension of European conflicts → rise of Prussia as a great power → weakening of traditional Habsburg dominance in Germany → |
| hasMainRegion | Europe → |
| involvesCountry |
Austria
→
France → Great Britain → Prussia → Russia → Saxony → Spain → |
| involvesDiplomat |
Cardinal de Bernis
→
Duke of Newcastle → Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz → |
| involvesRuler |
Frederick II of Prussia
→
George II of Great Britain → Louis XV of France → Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) →
surface form: "Maria Theresa of Austria"
|
| isFormalizedBy |
First Treaty of Versailles (1756)
→
First Treaty of Versailles (1756) →
surface form: "Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)"
Westminster Convention (1756) → |
| isOnEveOf | Seven Years' War → |
| isRelatedToConflict |
War of the Austrian Succession
→
surface form: "Austrian Succession, War of the"
Seven Years' War → Third Silesian War →
surface form: "Silesian Wars"
|
| newAlliancePattern | Austro-French alignment against Prussia and Britain → |
| occursInCentury | 18th century → |
| occursInYear | 1756 → |
| precedes | Seven Years' War → |
| previousAlliancePattern | Anglo-Austrian alignment against France → |
| resultsIn |
Anglo-Prussian alliance
→
Austro-French alliance → end of long-standing Anglo-Austrian alliance → isolation of Prussia from former allies → realignment of European balance of power → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
surface form: "Diplomatic Revolution"
surface form: "Outcome of the War of the Austrian Succession"
surface form: "Diplomatic Revolution"
surface form: "Diplomatic Revolution"
surface form: "Diplomatic Revolution"