Frederick II the Great31 May 1740
Upon succeeding to the throne and desiring the prosperous Austrian province of Silesia Frederick declines to endorse the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
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Upon succeeding to the throne and desiring the prosperous Austrian province of Silesia Frederick declines to endorse the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
At the peace of Dresden Frederick is rewarded with Upper & Lower Silesia
Frederick is rewarded with the Duchies of Upper & Lower Silesia
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