Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession

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The Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession are a series of 18th-century diplomatic agreements that concluded various phases of the conflict over Maria Theresa’s succession to the Habsburg thrones and reshaped the balance of power in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreements
series of peace treaties
appliesToConflict succession to the Habsburg thrones
appliesToPerson Maria Theresa
conflictConcluded War of the Austrian Succession
endTime 1748
followedBy Treaties of the Seven Years' War
geographicScope Central Europe
Italian Peninsula
Western Europe
colonial possessions in India
colonial possessions in North America
hasPart Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
Treaty of Berlin (1742)
Treaty of Breslau
Treaty of Dresden (1745)
Treaty of Füssen (1745)
Treaty of Worms (1743)
historicalContext decline of Habsburg influence in parts of the Holy Roman Empire
rise of Prussia as a great power
involvedParty Dutch Republic
Electorate of Bavaria
Electorate of Saxony
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Spanish monarchy
languageUsed French
Latin
legalStatus international treaties
mainPeaceSettlement Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
precededBy Treaties of the War of the Polish Succession
resultedIn confirmation of Prussian control of most of Silesia
reshaping of the European balance of power
restoration of pre-war colonial possessions between Britain and France (largely status quo ante)
territorial adjustments in Europe
significantEvent recognition of Maria Theresa as ruler of the Habsburg dominions
startTime 1742
subjectMatter alliances and guarantees
commercial and colonial arrangements
dynastic succession
territorial cessions
timePeriod 18th century

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Treaty of Dresden (1745) category Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) category Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession
Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession precededBy Treaties of the War of the Polish Succession
linked to: Treaties of the War of the Austrian Succession