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Rule of Silesia
Rules Silesia from 1333
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Silesia in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Rules Silesia from 1333
Louis IV's imperial authority affects politics in Silesia
Drives the Danes out of Silesia
Wallenstein clears Silesia of the remnants of Mansfelds army
Questions the female succession of Maria Theresa to Austrian possessions
Offers to vote for Maria Theresas husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia
Frederick disputed the succession of the 23-year-old Maria Theresa to the Habsburg lands, while simultaneously making his own claim on Silesia
Upon succeeding to the throne and desiring the prosperous Austrian province of Silesia Frederick declines to endorse the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
Upon succeeding to the throne and desiring the prosperous Austrian province of Silesia Frederick declines to endorse the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
Offers to vote for Maria Theresas husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia. Decides to make a preemptive strike against Maria Therasa & her ally the Russians
Orders his generals to invade Silesia
Personally leads an army of 40,000
1st day of the Prussian invasion of Silesia
Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa
Prussia is awarded Upper & Lower Silesia in the Treaty of Breslau
Prussia extends its territories in Silesia
Frederick is rewarded with the Duchies of Upper & Lower Silesia
At the peace of Dresden Frederick is rewarded with Upper & Lower Silesia
With Fredericks decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war. Frederick defeats the Austrians at Leuthen and recovers Silesia
Prussian victory at Leuthen ensures Prussian control of Silesia and Breslau during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War)
Captures Silesia after victory at the Battle of Burkersdorf
Under the Treaty of Paris Prussia retains Silesia
The Crown Prince commands the Second Army from Silesia into Bohemia.
Steinmetz commands V Corps during the Second Army's advance from Silesia into Bohemia.
The Crown Prince sends the Second Army through mountain passes from Silesia into Bohemia.
Austria's referral of Holstein to the Federal Diet is treated as a breach of Gastein.
Prussia and Württemberg conclude peace and a secret defensive alliance.
Hindenburg had intercepted Russian reports of the proposed invasion into Silesia, and sees an opportunity to repeat his crushing victory at the Battle of Tannenberg, by hitting the Russian flank at Lodz as it moves into Silesia
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
At a GHQ meeting agrees to unrestricted submarine warfare
The League of Nations announces Poland will have Upper Silesia with 4/5 of mines
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg
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