Quadruple Alliance
Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily. Parma & Tuscany will be inherited by the children of Elisabeth Farnese
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1718 in Austria
Explore 8 historical events and records for Austria in 1718.
Historical records for Austria in 1718
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August
Quadruple Alliance
Charles VI agrees to renounce the Spanish Crown
Rule of Sardinia
Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily
Rule of Sicily
Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily
Other events (month unknown)
Passarowitz Peace Signed
The Treaty of Passarowitz ended the Ottoman war with territorial gains for Austria.
Quadruple Alliance Joined
Charles joined the Quadruple Alliance amid renewed conflict involving Spain.
Second Daughter Maria Anna Born
Charles VI's family gained another daughter, increasing the significance of the sanction for the direct female line.
Treaty of Passarowitz
Charles VI Concludes a successful war against the Turks
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