War of the Austrian Succession

Date

16 December 1740 – 18 October 1748

Result

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle:

Maria Theresa of Austria becoming ruler over Austria, Bohemia and Hungary
Her husband, Francis of Lorraine, confirmed as HRE

Territorial changes

Kingdom of Prussiaball gaining Silesia
Duchy of Parmaball vassalized under Bourbon Spanish Empireball

Belligerents
Franceball Prussiaball (1740–42, 1744–45) Spainball Bavariaball (1741–45) Saxonyball (1741–42) Savoy-Sardiniaball (1741–1742) Genoaball (1745–48) Swedenball (1741–43) Modenaball	Austriaball Great Britainball Hanoverball Netherlandsball Saxonyball (1743–45) Savoy-Sardiniaball (1742–48) Russiaball (1741–43, 1748)

The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict to solve the question of

Maria Theresa, female ruler, being

Holy Roman Empress or not.

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