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The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)
... of the Austrian Succession, The , see Öster-reichischer...
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
... 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...
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A Dictionary of World History (3 ed.)
... Succession, War of the ( 1740–48 ) A complicated European conflict in which the key issues were the right of Maria Theresa of Austria to succeed to the lands of her father, Emperor Charles VI, and the right of her husband Francis of Lorraine to succeed to the imperial title. Francis’s claims (in spite of the Pragmatic Sanction) were disputed by Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria, supported by Frederick II of Prussia and Louis XV of France. Additionally Philip V of Spain and Maria Theresa were in dispute over who should have control of Italy, and...
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World Encyclopedia
... Succession, War of the ( 1740–48 ) Conflict between Austria and Prussia for control of the German states, prompted by the succession ( 1740 ) of Maria Theresa to the Habsburg lands of her father, Charles VI . Maria Theresa was faced with counterclaims to her succession from Philip V of Spain, Augustus III of Poland and Charles Albert , Elector of Bavaria. The war began with Frederick II of Prussia's invasion of the Habsburg province of Silesia . In 1741 , with French aid, Charles Albert captured Prague. In 1742 , with British and...
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The Oxford Companion to World Exploration
... of the Austrian Succession . At least four conflicts are encompassed under the general rubric of the War of the Austrian Succession ( 1740–1748 ): the First Silesian War ( 1740–1744 ); the Second Silesian War ( 1744–1748 ); the Anglo-Spanish War ( 1739–1748 ); and the Anglo-French War ( 1744–1748 ). A dispute over a successor to the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI ( d. 1740 ) was the immediate cause of the first two conflicts. Maria Theresa , his daughter, claimed the Austrian Habsburg crown and lands. Her strongest challenger was Charles Albert , the...
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A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
... Succession, War of the Most of western Europe was plunged into war through Frederick the Great's invasion of Austrian Silesia in December 1740 , though Britain was already fighting the War of Jenkins's Ear with Spain. The eight years of continental and colonial warfare that followed killed half a million people. Spain and France were closely allied, with periodic links to Prussia. Britain, Piedmont‐Sardinia, the United Provinces, and Austria were ranged against them. British, Austrian, and Dutch troops fought against the French in the Low Countries. ...
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Andrew Iain Lewer
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
... Succession, War of the . Most of western Europe was plunged into war through Frederick the Great’s invasion of Austrian Silesia in December 1740 (though Britain was already fighting the War of Jenkins’s Ear with Spain). There followed eight years of continental and colonial warfare that killed half a million people. The European fighting took place in three theatres, the Low Countries, Italy, and central Europe. Spain and France were closely allied, with periodic links to Prussia. Britain, Piedmont-Sardinia, the United Provinces, and Austria were...
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The Oxford Companion to Military History
...the equal of Austria in Germany and central Europe, and a struggle for supremacy which would not be settled until 1866 , on the field of Königgrätz , was inaugurated. In all other respects the War of the Austrian Succession was indecisive. With hindsight it marked the international eclipse of the Dutch Republic, while the failure of ‘the Forty-five’ marked the end of the Jacobite threat to the Hanoverian succession. Beyond Europe it was at most a pause—and in North America not even that—in the Anglo-French struggle for empire, while within Europe the...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
... of the Austrian Succession a group of several related conflicts ( 1740–8 ), involving most of the states of Europe, that were triggered by the death of the Emperor Charles VI and the accession of his daughter Maria Theresa in 1740 to the Austrian...
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Randall Martin, Will Sharpe, and Anthony Davies
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
...of Civil-War ( 1680 , staged 1681 ), whose sensationalizing climax is the battle of Towton (2.2–6). From this point until the beginning of the 20th century, Richard Duke of York was performed in England only in inferior adaptations. Much of its final act and Gloucester’s soliloquies were cannibalized by Colley Cibber ’s hugely successful and long-lived Tragical History of King Richard the Third ( 1700 ). In Germany and Austria, however, strong interest in Shakespeare’s histories among 19th-century critics stimulated many innovative productions. F. R....
23 The History of the Book in the Low Countries Reference library
Paul Hoftijzer
The Oxford Companion to the Book
...from the end of the 17 th century onwards. The succession of continental wars seriously affected international sales, while at the same time competition grew from other countries—France, England, and the German states. Also, the decline of Latin as the scholarly language of the republic of letters and the growing importance of vernacular languages in Europe presented a significant barrier to this Dutch-speaking nation. Even the mass production of pirated editions of foreign bestsellers, which for a long time was one of the mainstays of the early modern...
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War of the Polish Succession
