page_title: Third Silesian War
section_title: Context and causes
hierarchical_section_title: Third Silesian War / Context and causes
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Diese Karte zeigt Europa in den Jahren nach dem Frieden von Aachen 1748 und in der Zeit des Siebenjährigen Krieges (1756-1763). Bis 1766 kam es zu keinen größeren geographischen Veränderungen in Europa. Die Arbeit wurde mit Inkscape erstellt und beruht hauptsächlich auf einer Karte in: Putzger - Historischer Weltatlas, Berlin 1990, S.78f. English: This map shows Europe in the years after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748 and the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). Europe did not see another major geographical change until 1766. The red line marks the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. The work was created with Inkscape and is mainly based on a map in: Putzger - Historischer Weltatlas, Berlin 1990, 78 pp. Français&#160;: Cette carte montre l'Europe dans les années après le Traité d'Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) et pendant les années de la Guerre des Sept Ans (1756-1763). L'Europe n'a pas vu un autre changement géographique important jusqu'à 1766. Le travail a été créé avec Inkscape et il est basé principalement sur une carte dans: Putzger - Historischer Weltatlas, Berlin 1990, 78 pp. Polski: Ta mapa ukazuje Europę w latach po pokoju w Akwizgranie z 1748 i wojnie siedmioletniej (1756-1763). Europa nie uświadczyła żadnych poważniejszych zmian geograficznych aż do 1766. Czerwona linia znaczy granice Świętego Cesarstwa Rzymskiego. Praca została stworzona z użyciem Inkscape i powstała głównie na bazie mapy w: Putzger - Historischer Weltatlas, Berlin 1990, 78 pp. Русский: Эта карта представляет Европу после заключения Аахенского мира в 1748 г. и во время Семилетней войны (1756-1763 гг.). До 1766 г. эта картина Европы не исменилась. Эта работа нарисована с помощью программы Inkscape и основана на карте из книги: Putzger - Historischer Weltatlas, Berlin 1990, 78 cc.
context_page_description: The Third Silesian War was a conflict between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1756 to 1763 and confirmed Prussia's control of the region of Silesia. The war was fought mainly in Silesia, Bohemia and Upper Saxony and formed one theatre of the Seven Years' War. It was the last of three Silesian Wars fought between Frederick the Great's Prussia and Maria Theresa's Austria in the mid-18th century, all three of which ended in Prussian control of Silesia.
  This conflict can be viewed as a continuation of the First and Second Silesian Wars of the previous decade. After the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the War of the Austrian Succession, Austria enacted broad reforms and upended its traditional diplomatic policy to prepare for renewed war with Prussia. As with the previous Silesian Wars, no particular triggering event initiated the conflict; rather, Prussia struck opportunistically to disrupt its enemies' plans. The war's cost in blood and treasure was high on both sides, and it ended inconclusively when neither of the main belligerents could sustain the conflict any longer.
context_section_description: While the Seven Years' War was a global conflict among many belligerents, its Central European theatre turned on lingering grudges from the War of the Austrian Succession (1741–1748). The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which had concluded the latter war, confirmed Prussian King Frederick II's seizure of the region of Silesia from the Habsburg Monarchy through two Silesian Wars. The defeated Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria nevertheless fully intended to retake the lost province and reassert Austria's hegemony in the Holy Roman Empire; after peace was restored, she set about rebuilding her armed forces and seeking out new alliances.
caption: Europe in the years after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), with Brandenburg–Prussia in violet and the Habsburg Monarchy in gold
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