January 1741Capture of SilesiaMaria Theresa
Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa
Historical records for Austria in 1741, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa
Refuses to negotiate with Frederick II while he has troops in Silesia
Maria Theresa rejected Prussian demands to cede Silesia while Frederick’s army occupied much of the province.
Joseph, the future Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, was born in Vienna to Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen.
Marshal Neipperg crosses into Lower Silesia & threatens Frederick IIs in Breslau
Marshal Neipperg crosses into Lower Silesia & threatens Frederick IIs in Breslau
Relieves Neisse & cuts off Frederick IIs supply route to Prussia
Neipperg’s cavalry initially broke the Prussian right wing but could not overcome the disciplined Prussian infantry.
The Battle of Mollwitz turns the Silesian campaign ino the War of Austrian Succession. Marshal Neipperg is defeated by the Prussian Generals
Neippergs Austrian army is defeated by the Prussians under Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa was crowned ruler of Hungary in Pressburg using the full royal coronation ceremony.
Maria Theresa appealed to the Hungarian Diet for military and financial support against her enemies.
Maria Theresa’s administration lost Linz when Bavarian and French forces occupied Upper Austria.
The Hungarian estates pledged troops and support to defend Maria Theresa’s hereditary territories.
Neipperg agreed to withdraw after a staged surrender of Neisse under the secret convention.
Neipperg withdrew his army toward Moravia after the Klein Schnellendorf agreement released it for operations elsewhere.
Charles Albert & the French capture Prague
Maria Theresa lost Prague to a combined Bavarian, French, and Saxon army.
Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return to invade Moravia. Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return for Klodzko
Charles VI captures Bavaria
Maria Theresas enemies capture Linz
Francis Stephen commanded Austrian forces in Bohemia but moved too slowly to prevent the fall of Prague.
Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return to invade Moravia. Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return for Klodzko
Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return to invade Moravia
Frederick II supports Charles election as Emperor in return to invade Moravia
Maria Theresas enemies besiege Prague
This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.