The War of Austrian Succession

The war of austrian succession went on until 17 forty eight, the main upshot being that maria theresa's claims were val ed and her husband was elected holy roman emperor. Frederick the great kept his hold on silesia. And perhaps most important, none of the belligerents were particularly satisfied with the conduct of their nominal allies. So in january 17 56, they promised not to provide aid to austria if frederick made another against hapsburg lands. The british had apparently been impressed by prussia's performance during the war, and were now convinced that the prussians, rather than the austrians, represented the best counterweight to fr