Truce of Klein Schellendorf
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The Truce of Klein Schellendorf, signed on October 9, 1741, was a temporary agreement during the First Silesian War between Austria and Prussia. This truce effectively left Prussia in control of Silesia, despite ongoing warfare. The conflict was part of the larger War of the Austrian Succession. Prussia's invasion of Silesia in December 1740 was based on an old claim by Frederick II the Great. The war concluded with the Treaty of Breslau in June 1742, where Austria ceded most of Silesia to Prussia. The Second Silesian War later confirmed Prussia's hold on the territory.1
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- Silesian Wars
ā¦Silesia by the Truce of Klein Schnellendorf (Oct. 9, 1741). After further warfare from December 1741 to June 1742, the empress Maria Theresa of Austria decided to make peace with Frederick, ceding in the Treaty of Breslau (June 11, 1742) all of Silesia except the districts of Troppau, Teschen, andā¦
Read Moreā¦Silesia by the Truce of Klein Schnellendorf (Oct. 9, 1741). After further warfare from December 1741 to June 1742, the empress Maria Theresa of Austria decided to make peace with Frederick, ceding in the Treaty of Breslau (June 11, 1742) all of Silesia except the districts of Troppau, Teschen, andā¦
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Frederick IIAccession to the throne and foreign policyā¦had to agree to the Convention of Klein-Schnellendorf, by which Frederick was allowed to occupy the whole of Lower Silesia. However, the Habsburg successes against the French and Bavarians that followed so alarmed Frederick that early in 1742 he invaded Moravia, the region south of Silesia, which was under Austrianā¦
Read Moreā¦had to agree to the Convention of Klein-Schnellendorf, by which Frederick was allowed to occupy the whole of Lower Silesia. However, the Habsburg successes against the French and Bavarians that followed so alarmed Frederick that early in 1742 he invaded Moravia, the region south of Silesia, which was under Austrianā¦
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