24 April 1748
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle
A congress assembles at the Free Imperial City of Aachen, called Aix-la-Chapelle, in the west of the Holy Roman Empire
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Aix-la-Chapelle in Austria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
A congress assembles at the Free Imperial City of Aachen, called Aix-la-Chapelle, in the west of the Holy Roman Empire
Under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 is upheld
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the Austrian War of Succession
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed by Great Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic
The monarchy, led by Maria Theresa's foreign affairs Chancellor Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, survives a disastrous crisis that could have brought its destruction and Habsburg pre-eminence is confirmed in Germany
Under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Maria Theresa's succession to the Habsburg lands is confirmed
Under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Silesia is ceded to Frederick II the Great
Under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Maria Theresa cedes the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla in present-day Italy to Philip of Bourbon
Under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Maria Theresa returns to conquered Duchy of Modena and the Republic of Genoa
Under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 is upheld
The monarchy, led by Maria Theresa's foreign affairs Chancellor Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, survives a disastrous crisis that could have brought its destruction and Habsburg pre-eminence is confirmed in Germany
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