Treaty of Dresden

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The Treaty of Dresden, signed on December 25, 1745, concluded the Second Silesian War. This treaty confirmed Prussia's conquest of the Austrian province of Silesia, which had begun during the First Silesian War (1740-1742) as part of the larger War of the Austrian Succession. Prussia, under Frederick II, successfully defended its claim to Silesia against Austria, led by Maria Theresa. The treaty essentially reaffirmed the territorial gains Prussia had made, solidifying its status as a major European power.123

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Dresden
History
The Treaty of Dresden (1745), between Prussia, Saxony, and Austria, ended the second Silesian War and confirmed Silesia as Prussian. Two-thirds destroyed in the Seven Years’ War (1756–63), Dresden’s fortifications were later dismantled. In 1813 Napoleon I made the town a centre of military operations and…
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The Treaty of Dresden (1745), between Prussia, Saxony, and Austria, ended the second Silesian War and confirmed Silesia as Prussian. Two-thirds destroyed in the Seven Years’ War (1756–63), Dresden’s fortifications were later dismantled. In 1813 Napoleon I made the town a centre of military operations and…
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Frederick II
Accession to the throne and foreign policy
The Treaty of Dresden, signed on December 25, 1745, finally established Prussian rule in Silesia and ended for the time being the complex series of struggles that had begun five years earlier.
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The Treaty of Dresden, signed on December 25, 1745, finally established Prussian rule in Silesia and ended for the time being the complex series of struggles that had begun five years earlier.
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