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Russo-Austrian-Turkish War (1735–1739) Russian Empire Ottoman Empire: Defeat Treaty of Belgrade; 16 December 1740 18 October 1748 War of the Austrian Succession. includes the First Silesian War and the Second Silesian War. Great Britain Hanover Dutch Republic Saxony (1743–45) Kingdom of Sardinia (1742–48) Russia (1741–43) (1748)
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.
As a minor compensation, the Austrian Empire annexed the Electorate of Salzburg, which had been under Habsburg rule since 1803. The elector, the Austrian Emperor's brother, was compensated with the Duchy of Würzburg, created from territories of the former prince-bishopric. The Primate's Palace, where the Peace of Pressburg was signed
The Austrian army was one of the most formidable forces the French had to face. After Prussia signed a peace treaty with France on 5 April 1795, Austria was forced to carry the main burden of war with Napoleonic France for almost ten years. This severely overburdened the Austrian economy, making the war greatly unpopular.
Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire. [5] 1809 - Salzburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. [5] 1816 - Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire again per Treaty of Munich (1816). [5] 1818 - Fire. [3] 1842 - Mozart monument installed in the Mozartplatz (Salzburg) . [5] 1849 - Salzburg becomes seat of the Duchy of Salzburg. [5]
The Austrian capital, Vienna, was captured in November and a Russo-Austrian army was decisively defeated at the 2 December Battle of Austerlitz. [12] [13] The Treaty of Pressburg, signed soon afterwards, ended Austrian participation in the war. [14] Austerlitz incited a major shift in the European balance of power.
The war is named for the alliance signed between Austria and the Triple Alliance of Great Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic against Spain on 2 August 1718. [5] Savoy entered the alliance on 8 November, despite fighting Spain in Sicily since 1 July. [2] Inversely, the Dutch Republic did not declare war on Spain until August 1719. [3]
Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488): Hungary invaded Austria as punishment for the latter's diplomatic support of Hussite Bohemia in the Bohemian–Hungarian War. 1478: March: Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478): Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary and Vladislaus II of Hungary, king of Bohemia signed the Treaty of Brno, ending the war ...