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- In 1685, when Austria was engaged in the Great Turkish War, Emperor Leopold I gave Great Elector Frederick William immediate control of the Silesian exclave of Schwiebus in return for military support against the Turks and the surrender of the outstanding Hohenzollern claims in Silesia.
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In 1335 John of Bohemia renounced his claim in favour of Casimir the Great, who in return renounced his claims to Silesia. This was formalized in the Treaty of Trentschin and Congress of Visegrád (1335), ratified in 1339 and later after Polish-Czech war confirmed in the 1348 Treaty of Namslau.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Dresden, signed in December 1745, Austria was forced to adhere to the terms of the Treaty of Breslau giving Silesia to Prussia. Frederick, on the other hand, recognized the election of Maria Theresa’s husband/consort—Francis I—as the Holy Roman Emperor.
Resurrecting an old Brandenburg testamentary claim to Silesia, Frederick II the Great of Prussia invaded the Austrian province in December 1740 and, after several months of warding off Austrian counterattacks, was left in virtual control of Silesia by the Truce of Klein Schnellendorf (Oct. 9, 1741).
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However, she had been forced to relinquish valuable territories in the process. Under British diplomatic pressure, Maria Theresa ceded Parma to Spain and, more importantly, the valuable state of Silesia to Prussia.
May 17, 2018 · The War of the Austrian Succession was precipitated in December 1740 by the invasion of Silesia by Frederick II ("the Great") of Brandenburg-Prussia (ruled 1740 – 1786), who had himself succeeded to his throne only six months earlier on the death of his father, Frederick William I (ruled 1713 – 1740).
In 1685, when Austria was engaged in the Great Turkish War, Emperor Leopold I gave Great Elector Frederick William immediate control of the Silesian exclave of Schwiebus in return for military support against the Turks and the surrender of the outstanding Hohenzollern claims in Silesia.
However, she had been forced to relinquish valuable territories in the process. Under British diplomatic pressure, Maria Theresa ceded Parma to Spain and, more importantly, the valuable state of Silesia to Prussia.
