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The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI died, so his daughter, Maria Theresa, inherited Austria and the other Habsburg lands. Maria Theresa website!
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Way before the death of Charles VI, some of the lands that he owned had a law that stated the inheritence had to go to a male. In 1713, Charles urged other European rulers to accept the Pragmatic Sanction. This agreement allowed Maria Theresa to inherit all the Habsburg lands.
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Frederick the Great worked to expand the territory and prestige of Prussia.
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The Prussians seized Silesia, and it started the War of the Austrian Succession, which will last until 1748. On one side Bavaria, Spain, and France joined Prussia to fight Austria, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Russia. Austria and its allies lost, and Silesia was ceded to Prussia.
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War of the Austrian Succession ends and a "reversal of alliances" occured in Europe.
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Great Britain allied itself with Prussia. To keep Prussia from becoming too powerful, France joined with Austria and Russia.
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Rivalries led to this major war. Battes took place on the continent oand in European colonies overseas. Started in North America with the French and Indian War. It lasts until 1763.
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Frederick II's Prussian army defeated the French forces in Saxony and prevented Austria from reclaiming Silesia.
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Prussians were badly defeated by a combined Austrian-Russian force.
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In 1762, Peter III came came in as Empress of Russia, Elizabeth's succeessor after she died. He admired Frederick II and didn't want to continue supporting Prussia's enemies. He broke alliances with Austria and France and made seperate peace with Prussia.
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The Seven Years' War ended with no clear winner. A treaty signed that confirmed Prussia's hold on Silesia, which was a great loss for Austria. The Treaty of Paris was also signed, and gave most of France's North American colonies to Britain, which also maintained its dominant position in India.
