1741
Capture of Olmutz
Frederick II the Great captures Olmutz
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Olmutz in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Frederick II the Great captures Olmutz
A supply convoy is wiped out by General Loudon, his troops retreat to Konigratz
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
Prussia submitted to Austria partly because Tsar Nicholas I of Russia had chosen the side of Austria in the Warsaw negotiations in October 1850
Settles a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation. The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly
The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians
Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany
It is also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", as the Treaty was seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians. The reason for the Treaty was a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation.
The Treaty of Olmutz was the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia (now Olomouc, Czech Republic).
The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly. After the Frankfurt Assembly failed, Prussia in early 1850 had taken the initiative of the Erfurt Union, a Prussia-led federation of most German states
The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians
Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance
A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership
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