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died, however, in 1740, a great European war began on this matter. Frederick II. DIED HOWEVER IN SEVENTEEN FORTY A GREAT EUROPEAN WAR BEGAN ON THIS MATTER FREDERICK TH
aged statesman, but filled with the same schemes of ambition as Richelieu or Mazarin. 13. War of the Austrian Succession.--Thus France plunged into new wars. Louis XV. married the daughter of Stanislas Lecksinsky, a Polish noble, who, after being raised to the throne, was expelled by Austrian intrigues and violence. Louis was obliged to take up arms on behalf of his father-in-law, but was bought off by a gift from the Emperor Charles VI. of the duchy of Lorraine to Stanislas, to revert to his daughter after his death and thus become united to France. Lorraine belonged to Duke Francis, the husband of Maria Theresa, eldest daughter to the Emperor, and Francis received instead the duchy of Tuscany; while all the chief Powers in Europe agreed to the so-called Pragmatic Sanction, by which Charles decreed that Maria Theresa should inherit Austria and Hungary and the other hereditary states on her father's death, to the exclusion of the daughters of his elder brother, Joseph. When Charles VI. ED STATESMAN BUT FILLED WITH THE SAME SCHEMES OF AMBITION AS RICHELIEU OR MAZARIN THIRTEEN WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION THUS FRANCE PLUNGED INTO NEW WARS LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH MARRIED THE DAUGHTER OF STANISLAS LEXENSKI A POLISH NOBLE WHO AFTER BEING RAISED TO THE THRONE WAS EXPELLED BY AUSTRIAN INTRIGUES AND VIOLENCE LOUIS WAS OBLIGED TO TAKE UP ARMS ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER IN LAW BUT WAS BROUGHT OFF BY A GIFT FROM THE EMPEROR CHARLES THE SIXTH OF THE DUCHY OF LORNINE TO STANSLAIS TO REVERT TO HIS DAUGHTER AFTER HIS DEATH AND THUS BECOME UNITED TO FRANCE LOREENE BELONGED TO DUKE FRANCIS THE HUSBAND OF MARIA TERESA ELDEST DAUGHTER TO THE EMPEROR AND FRANCIS RECEIVED INSTEAD THE DUCHY OF TUSCANY WHILE ALL THE CHIEF POWERS IN EUROPE AGREED TO THE SO CALLED PRAGMATIC SANCTION BY WHICH CHARLES DECREED THAT MARIA THERESA SHOULD INHERIT AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY AND THE OTHER HEREDITARY STATES ON HER FATHER'S DEATH TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF HIS ELDER BROTHER JOSEPH WHEN CHARLES THE SIXTH
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