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	treaty of Vienna Vienna, treaty of, 1731. By the second treaty of Vienna of March 1731, Britain guaranteed Maria Theresa's succession to the Habsburg dominions under the pragmatic sanction, while the Emperor Charles VI agreed to wind up the Ostend Company, a competitor to the East India Company. The... Read more
	Francis I (Holy Roman Empire) Francis I 1708-65, Holy Roman emperor (1745-65), duke of Lorraine (1729-37) as Francis Stephen, grand duke of Tuscany (1737-65), husband of Archduchess Maria Theresa . He succeeded his father in Lorraine, but agreed (1735) to cede his duchy to Stanislaus I of Poland to end the War of the Polish... Read more
	Subotica Subotica, Serbia/Serbia and Montenegro Castrum Szabatka, Sent Maria, Maria Tereziopolis, Szabadka Founded in the 15th century as a Hungarian fortress, its name was changed to St Mary and then in 1779 to the ‘City of Maria Theresa’ in honour of Maria Theresa†. In 1845 the name... Read more
	Maria Theresa Maria Theresa , 1717-80, Austrian archduchess, queen of Bohemia and Hungary (1740-80), consort of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and dowager empress after the accession (1765) of her son, Joseph II. Her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI , altered the Hapsburg family law by the pragmatic... Read more
	Saint Teresa Saint Teresa For saints thus named use Theresa, Saint.... Read more
	Jean etienne Liotard Jean Étienne Liotard , 1702-89, Swiss painter. He is best known for his portraits and drawings in pastel, but he also made portraits in oil, paintings on glass and porcelain, and engravings and enamels. Internationally known in his time, he traveled throughout Europe and the Near East,... Read more
	Battle of Dettingen Dettingen, battle of, 1743. Britain entered the War of the Austrian Succession on the side of Maria Theresa and placed an army in the field in Germany under John Dalrymple, Lord Stair. In June 1743 it was trapped on the river Main near Hanau by a superior French force under Noailles. It... Read more
	treaty of Worms Worms, treaty of, 1743. In an attempt to gain the balance in the War of the Austrian Succession, Lord Carteret persuaded Maria Theresa and George II to sign the treaty of Worms with Charles Emmanuel of Sardinia, offering him subsidies and territorial concessions in exchange for support. But... Read more
	War of the Austrian Succession War of the Austrian Succession 1740-48, general European war. Causes of the War The war broke out when, on the strength of the pragmatic sanction of 1713, the Austrian archduchess Maria Theresa succeeded her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, as ruler of the Hapsburg lands. The elector of... Read more
	Habsburg Habsburg (Hapsburg) Austrian royal dynasty, a leading ruling house in Europe from the 13th to 19th century. It became a major force when Rudolf I was elected king of the Germans (1273). He established the core of the Habsburg dominions in Austria. The Habsburgs ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1438... Read more