Information
Name: War of the Austrian Succession
Type: Event
Start: 1739
End: 1748
Children: Bavarian Theatre, Bohemian Theatre (First Silesian WarWar), Bohemian Theatre (Second Silesian War), First Carnatic War, First Silesian War, Second Silesian War, Italian Theatre (War of the Austrian Succession), Jacobite rising of 1745, King George's War, Low Countries Theatre (War of the Austrian Succession), Rhineland Theatre (Austrian Succession), Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty of Worms, War of Jenkins' Ear
War of the Austrian Succession: All Data
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Was a European conflict caused by the succession to the Habsburg Domains. Maria Theresa succeeded her father Charles VI, and the opposition to female inheritance of the throne was a pretext for starting a war. It was a global conflict that saw fight in Europe, Asia, America and Africa.