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Germany in 1742

Historical records for Germany in 1742, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
12Events
3Named people
7Places
5Categories

Historical records

January

24 January 1742Capture of MunichCharles VII

Munich · House / House of Wittelsbach

Charles Albert is elected Holy Roman Emperor during the capture of Munich by Austria

24 January 1742Holy Roman EmperorCharles VII

House / House of Wittelsbach

Charles Albert is elected Holy Roman Emperor during the capture of Munich by Austria

24 January 1742SuccessionCharles VII

House / House of Wittelsbach

Charles Albert is elected Holy Roman Emperor during the capture of Munich by Austria

February

5 February 1742Invasion of BohemiaFrederick II the Great

Bohemia · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

French & Bavarian armies fail to assist Prussia. 1st day of the invasion of Bohemia

12 February 1742Capture of BohemiaCharles VII

Bohemia · Warfare / Silesian War, 2nd

Austrian troops occupied Bavaria and Hungarian hussars plundered Munich and the Bavarians were forced also to evacuate Bohemia

12 February 1742Capture of MunichCharles VII

Munich · Warfare / Silesian War, 2nd

Austrian troops occupied Bavaria and Hungarian hussars plundered Munich and the Bavarians were forced also to evacuate Bohemia

24 February 1742CoronationCharles VII

Frankfurt · House / House of Wittelsbach

Crowned Emperor with the help of Prussia & France

24 February 1742CoronationCharles VII

Frankfurt · House / House of Wittelsbach

The 1st non-Habsburg to wear the Imperial Crown for over 300 yrs. Crowned Emperor with the help of Prussia & France. Crowned Emperor, Charles Albert of Bavaria calls himself Charles VII

24 February 1742CoronationCharles VII

Frankfurt · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Takes part in the War of Austrian Succession as the puppet of France & Prussia

24 February 1742Siege of MunichCharles VII

Munich · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Maria Theresas troops enter Munich

April

13 April 1742MessiahGeorge Frederick Handel

Arts / Classical Music

The premiere performance of the Messiah in Dublin

May

17 May 1742Battle of ChotusitzFrederick II the Great

Chotusitz · Warfare / Silesian War, 1st

Prussian victory over Austria, Charles of Lorraine is defeated by Frederick II

June

11 June 1742Rule of SilesiaFrederick II the Great

Silesia · Warfare / Silesian War, 1st

Prussia is awarded Upper & Lower Silesia in the Treaty of Breslau

11 June 1742Treaty of BreslauFrederick II the Great

Breslau · Warfare / Silesian War, 1st

Treaty signed by Frederick & Maria Theresa, Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia. A peace Treaty is signed after Prussian victory over Austria at Chotusitz

July

28 July 1742Treaty of Berlin, 1742Frederick II the Great

Berlin · Warfare / Silesian War, 1st

Signs the Treaty of Berlin confirming the Treaty of Breslau and Prussian possession of most of Silesia.

Names involved

Charles VIIFrederick II the GreatGeorge Frederick Handel

Places involved

BerlinBohemiaBreslauChotusitzFrankfurtMunichSilesia

Provenance

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.