Historical place archive

Silesia in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Silesia in Austria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records6 event labels3 people1740–1860

Historical events in Silesia

1740

November 1740
Political Support at Silesia
Maria Theresa · House of Habsburg

Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused

November 1740
Rule of Silesia
Maria Theresa · House of Habsburg

Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused

1741

January 1741
Capture of Silesia
Maria Theresa · Silesian War, 1st

Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa

January 1741
Invasion of Silesia
Maria Theresa · Silesian War, 1st

Refuses to negotiate with Frederick II while he has troops in Silesia

1742

11 June 1742
Rule of Silesia
Maria Theresa · Silesian War, 1st

Under the Treaty of Breslau Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia

1748

18 October 1748
Rule of Silesia
Maria Theresa · War of Austrian Succession

Under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Silesia is ceded to Frederick II the Great

1772

1772
Partition
Joseph II · Polish Partition, 1st

Austria gains Silesia from Poland

1772
Rule of Silesia
Joseph II · House of Habsburg

Austria gains Silesia from Poland

1860

1860
Governor
Richard Graf Belcredi · Government of Austria

Appointed Governor of Silesia

Provenance

About these place records

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