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War of the Austrian Succession

1740 CE – 1748 CE

A continent-wide war sparked by challenges to Maria Theresa's right to inherit the Habsburg lands.

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1740–1748 war between European powers

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Conflict · Europe

War of the Austrian Succession

1740 CE – 1748 CE

A continent-wide war sparked by challenges to Maria Theresa's right to inherit the Habsburg lands. Prussia's seizure of Silesia established it as a major European power and set the stage for the Seven Years' War a decade later.

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