Austria is meanwhile determined to reclaim Silesia, …
Years: 1756 - 1756
January
Austria is meanwhile determined to reclaim Silesia, so she and Prussia find themselves with conflicting interests.
Maria Theresa, recognizing the futility of renewed alliance with Britain, sets out to align Austria with France, who can replace Britain as a valuable ally.
The Empress knows that without a powerful ally such as France, she can never hope to reclaim Silesia from Frederick.
Maria Theresa, recognizing the futility of renewed alliance with Britain, sets out to align Austria with France, who can replace Britain as a valuable ally.
The Empress knows that without a powerful ally such as France, she can never hope to reclaim Silesia from Frederick.
Locations
People
- Frederick the Great
- George II of Great Britain
- Louis XV of France
- Madame de Pompadour
- Maria Theresa
- Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Bavaria, Electorate of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Russian Empire
