page_title: Silesian Wars
section_title: Outcomes
hierarchical_section_title: Silesian Wars / Outcomes
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 Silesian Wars were three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia and Austria for control of the Central European region of Silesia. The First and Second Silesian Wars formed parts of the wider War of the Austrian Succession, in which Prussia acted as one member of a coalition seeking territorial gain at Austria's expense. The Third Silesian War was one theatre of the global Seven Years' War, in which Austria in turn led a coalition of powers aiming to seize Prussian territory.
  No particular event triggered the wars. Prussia cited its centuries-old dynastic claims on parts of Silesia as a casus belli, but Realpolitik and geostrategic factors also played a role in provoking the conflict. Maria Theresa's contested succession to the Habsburg Monarchy under the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 provided an opportunity for Prussia to strengthen itself relative to regional rivals such as Saxony and Bavaria.
  All three wars are generally considered to have ended in Prussian victories, and the first resulted in Austria's cession of the majority of Silesia to Prussia.
context_section_description: The Silesian Wars ended in Prussian victory over Austria, a view universal among contemporaries and broadly supported by historiography since. Prussia seized and defended a long-held Habsburg territory, and the status quo ante outcomes of the second and third wars confirmed this basic fact. These conflicts provoked a broad realignment in the European diplomatic system of the time, establishing an Austria–Prussia rivalry that would define German politics for a century until after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
caption: Europe in 1763 after the Third Silesian War, with Silesia under Prussian control
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