War of the Austrian Succession
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War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48) a series of conflicts arising from the death of Charles VI, the Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Hapsburg lands. His daughter the Archduchess Maria Theresa succeeded him but there were counterclaimants. Fighting began when King Frederick II of Prussia invaded the Austrian-controlled province of Silesia in 1744. Other European powers were involved in complicated alliances, in which the New World colonies were occasionally viewed as possible prizes for a victor. The conflict ended in 1748 with the
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, which restored the status quo ante.
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The War of the Austrian Succession.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...engaged in a little colonial war with Spain to open up trade...opportunity of the death of the Austrian emperor to seize Silesia from...Theresa. That started a general war, as Frederick wished, for...of two females, who kept the war going. Maria Theresa obstinately...
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Austrian panel, not U.S. courts, will decide who owns looted art.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Altmann could sue the Austrian government in U.S...Switzerland during the war, thereafter writing...maintains that under Austrian laws of succession, the paintings belong...argues that after the war the Bloch-Bauer family...
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Austrian panel to resolve Klimt art dispute.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 5/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...Altmann could sue the Austrian government in U.S...Altmann maintains that under Austrian laws of succession, the paintings belong not to the Austrian government--which received...argues that after the war the Bloch-Bauer family...
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The end of the old world. (seventieth anniversary of the beginning of World War I)
Magazine article from: National Review; 8/24/1984; ; 700+ words
; ...War of the Austrian Succession. As for economic motives...brought the Napoleonic wars to an end, left France...had rejected earlier Austrian peace feelers, prophesied...treaties would lead to "wars of barbaric savagery...Geopolitically, the Second War of the Austrian ...
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War has a relentless and indelible pattern.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...scourge is preferable to it." _Martin Luther. War of the Roses. The Battle of Jericho. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The War of Austrian Succession. The Punic Wars. "It (war) is all hell ... I look upon war with horror...
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Rearranging sides one war after another.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...invasion of 1688 through the Wars of Grand Alliance against...Jacobite revolts, the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War to the American War of Independence, the destiny...treaties, subsidies, wars and the balance of power...
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Giving the war its name
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Six Day War, we have wars defined by location...Vietnam, the Gulf War. By what they were about - the wars of Spanish, Polish and Austrian Succession. By the names of the...the Franco-Dutch War, the Mexican-American...
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War's funny in new `Mr. Roberts'.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 4/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...No one has produced a comedy about the war in Iraq. Whether that dubious prospect...becomes reality remains to be seen. World War II is another matter. It is as over as the War of the Austrian Succession, yet it has never really ended. Every...
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War and the Rise of the State.
Magazine article from: The National Interest; 3/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...serious study of war and its influence...The history of wars and warfare as it...final exam. One war and battle follows...struggle," "the Austrian Succession," "the Schleswig...book is also about war in human history...demonstrate that wars are "more than mere...
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"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the French and Indian Wars. By Robert Leckie...synthesis of the four major wars between France and Britain...American history: the War of the Grand Alliance...the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714 (Queen Anne's War); the War of the Austrian Succession, ...
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War of the Austrian Succession
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
War of the Austrian Succession 1740-48, general European...sanction of 1713, the Austrian archduchess Maria Theresa...soon broken but gave the Austrians an opportunity to regroup...of ). Early in 1742 Austrian troops overran Bavaria...
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Austrian Succession, War of the (1740–1748)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE (1740 – 1748) AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, WAR...consisted of the Austrian duchies, the kingdom...The War of the Austrian Succession was precipitated...s defeat of the Austrians at Mollwitz in April...
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Austrian Succession, War of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Austrian Succession, War of the. Most of western...Great's invasion of Austrian Silesia in December 1740...against them. British, Austrian, and Dutch troops...naval support for the Austrians and Piedmont-Sardinians...
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Spanish Succession, War of the
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Spanish Succession, War of the (1701–...Last of the series of wars fought by European coalitions...Netherlands supported the Austrian claimant to the Spanish...Charles. The ensuing war marked the emergence...until the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession...
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Seven Years War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1756-63, worldwide war fought in Europe, North...other. Nature of the War The struggle was complex...the French and Indian Wars and in India by fighting...statesman Robert Clive . The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) had left...1748), Kaunitz , as Austrian ambassador ...
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