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4 days ago · The War of the Austrian Succession [f] was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the First and Second Silesian Wars .
May 25, 2024 · Maria Theresa. (Show more) War of the Austrian Succession, (1740–48), a conglomeration of related wars, two of which developed directly from the death of Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor and head of the Austrian branch of the house of Habsburg, on Oct. 20, 1740. In the war for the Austrian succession itself, France unsuccessfully supported the ...
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19 hours ago · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
May 17, 2024 · Battle of Austerlitz, (December 2, 1805), the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon ’s greatest victories. The battle took place at Austerlitz in Moravia (now Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic ).
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- The Battle of Austerlitz, which occurred in 1805, was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon’s most significant...
- The French army of Napoleon I fought the Battle of Austerlitz against a Russian and Austrian army under the command of General M.I. Kutuzov.
- The French army had some 9,000 casualties in the Battle of Austerlitz, while Russian and Austrian allied forces had about 15,000 casualties. In add...
5 days ago · Otto I's eldest son Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern was father of the count palatine of Bavaria, Otto IV (died 1156), who was the first Count of Wittelsbach and whose son Otto was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion and hence the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach. Duke Otto's son Louis I ...
May 20, 2024 · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
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May 23, 2024 · Still the defeat of the mighty Habsburgs by this young and underpowered duke of Bavaria created big waves across the empire. Ludwig’s name was suddenly on everyone’s lips as another case of David versus Goliath. What impressed them even more was the aftermath.
