The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748

achieved agreed agreement alliance allies ambitions Arneth attack attitude August Austrian Succession Bartenstein battle Baudrillart Bavaria Belleisle Berlin Bohemia Bourbon powers Britain British Broglie Carteret century Charles Albert Charles Emmanuel Charles VI Charles VII claimed commander conflict Corr December defeat demands Don Philip duchy duke Dutch Dutch Republic effective effort Elector Elizabeth Farnese emperor empress enemy Europe fighting Fleury forces foreign fortress France Francis Stephen Frederick Frederick II French army Friedrichs des Grossen Germany Geschichte Guglia Habsburg monarchy Habsburg power Habsburg territories Hanover hoped hostile imperial title important invasion Italy Jacobite king of Prussia later least London Louis XV Maria Theresa Marshal Maurice de Saxe meant military minister months naval navy negotiations Netherlands Newcastle Noailles Paris peace Podewils position Prince provinces regiments ruler Sardinia Saxe Saxony seemed ships signed Silesia soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron subsidy told trade treaty Turin victory Vienna vols