Treaty of Breslau

The Truce of Wrocław ended on June 11, 1742 in Breslau the First Silesian War between Prussia and Austria. This preliminary peace was confirmed on July 28, 1742 Treaty of Berlin.

History

After the lost battle at Chotusitz decided the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, in order not to split their forces in the War of Austrian Succession, for peace with the Prussian King Frederick II The negotiations come through the mediation of the British ambassador Lord Hyndford about, Prussia led the Minister Heinrich Graf von Podewils for Austria and the Imperial Privy Councillor Baron Karl Joseph von Gillern (since small quick- village).

It was agreed that Austria had to cede most of Silesia to Oppa and the hitherto Bohemian county of Glatz to Prussia. Frederick sat through that acquisition in " full sovereignty and independence" went over to him. Situated beyond the Oppa Principality of Cieszyn and the greater part of the principalities Opava and Jägerndorf remained with Austria as Austrian Silesia. Prussia undertook to terminate the alliance directed against Austria and took over the debts of Silesia in the amount of 1.7 million guilders to Britain.

The final peace treaty was signed on July 28, 1742 then in Berlin. The Peace of Dresden confirmed this agreement. Him guaranteed Great Britain and in 1751 the kingdom itself