Germany (Prussia/Silesia).
He had demanded Maria Theresa to cede the territory to Prussia in exchange for the recognition of the Pragmatic Sanction that gave Maria Theresa control of the Hapsburg dominions. When she refused, he invade Silesia.
Frederick II was the King of Prussia and a member of the House of Hohenzollern. He started the three wars between Austria and Prussia known as the Silesian wars, by attempting to claim Silesia and declaring war on the ruler of Austria over it.
Silesia, today mostly within Poland.
Prussia ceased to exist at the end of World War 2. Most of the population of East Prussia, Pommernia and Silesia was expelled and resettled in West Germany in 1945-47.
King Frederick the Great
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.
East Prussia After World War 1 * Most of Posen and West Prussia * A part of Upper Silesia After World War 2 * All of Silesia not already transferred to Poland * Most of Pommerania * The southern two-thirds of East Prussia * The eastern part of Brandenburg * All areas of Posen and West Prussia not already transferred to Poland In 1945-47 most of the German-speaking population was expelled from these areas and sent to West Germany.
in europ,prussia seized silesia,and France occupied the Austrian Netherlands
The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) started when Maria Theresa became the empress of Austria, and Frederick II of Prussia decided to invade & take Silesia from Austria. The Austrian Succession then continued to involve other European powers at the time... So, the alliances formed was with: Austria & Britain vs. Prussia & France
1866 during the AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR NEW RESPONDENT Prussia invaded Austria for the first time when Frederick the Great, King of Prussia started the invasion of Silesia on Dec.16,1740.
The first war was that of aggression led by Frederick the Great to take away Silesia from Austria and was part of the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) The second war was fought by Maria Theresa to retake Silesia from Prussia and was part of a world war called The Seven Years War (1756-63).