Second Silesian War

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18th-century conflict war

The Second Silesian War was an 18th-century conflict in which Prussia, under Frederick the Great, fought Austria to secure and confirm its control over the rich province of Silesia during the wider War of the Austrian Succession.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Silesian War ⓘ surface form: Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg
associatedRulerTitlePrussia	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great
belligerent	Duchy of Austria ⓘ surface form: Archduchy of Austria Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
cause	Austrian attempt to recover Silesia ⓘ Prussian attempt to secure Silesia permanently ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	second of the three Silesian Wars ⓘ
combatantCommanderAustria	Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ⓘ
combatantCommanderPrussia	Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ
commanderForAustria	Maria Theresa of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderForPrussia	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
conflictBetween	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
conflictType	dynastic war ⓘ
countryInvolved	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfTreatyOfDresden	25 December 1745 ⓘ
economicSignificance	control of the rich province of Silesia ⓘ
endBy	Treaty of Dresden (1745) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Dresden
endYear	1745 ⓘ
followedBy	Third Silesian War ⓘ
historicalEra	Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period
legalFrameworkContext	Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) ⓘ surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
linkedToSuccessionCrisis	Austrian succession question ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ Battle of Kesselsdorf ⓘ Battle of Soor ⓘ
monarchOfAustriaDuringWar	Maria Theresa NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOfPrussiaDuringWar	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
notableOutcome	enhancement of Prussia as a European great power ⓘ
partOf	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
precededBy	First Silesian War ⓘ
primaryObjectiveOfPrussia	secure and confirm control over Silesia ⓘ
regionInvolved	Central Europe ⓘ
relatedConflict	First Silesian War ⓘ Third Silesian War ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
result	Prussian victory ⓘ confirmation of Prussian control over Silesia ⓘ
startYear	1744 ⓘ
territorialChange	Austria confirms cession of most of Silesia to Prussia ⓘ Prussia retains most of Silesia ⓘ
theatreOfWar	Bohemia ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesia ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Dresden (1745) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Dresden

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Silesian War → alsoKnownAs → Second Silesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg

Frederick II of Prussia → conflict → Second Silesian War ⓘ

Silesian Wars → hasPart → Second Silesian War ⓘ

Silesia → historicalEvent → Second Silesian War ⓘ

Battle of Hohenfriedberg → partOf → Second Silesian War ⓘ

Third Silesian War → precededBy → Second Silesian War ⓘ

Treaty of Hubertusburg → predecessorConflict → Second Silesian War ⓘ