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George II. of England held with Maria Theresa, and gained a victory over the French at Dettingen, in 1744. GEORGE THE SECOND OF ENGLAND HELD WITH MARIA THERESA AND GAINED A VICTORY OVER THE FRENCH AT DETTINGEN IN SEVE
ged 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. died, however, in 1740, a great European war began on this matter. Frederick II. of Prussia would neither allow Maria Theresa's claim to the hereditary states, nor join in electing her husband to the Empire; and France took part against her, sending Marshal Belleisle to support the Elector of Bavaria, who had been chosen Emperor. O 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 DIED HOWEVER IN SEVENTEEN FORTY A GREAT EUROPEAN WAR BEGAN ON THIS MATTER FREDERICK THE SECOND OF PRUSSIA WOULD NEITHER ALLOW MARIA THERESA'S CLAIM TO THE HEREDITARY STATES NOR JOIN IN ELECTING HER HUSBAND TO THE EMPIRE AND FRANCE TOOK PART AGAINST HER SENDING MARSHALL BILLE TO SUPPORT THE ELECTOR OF BAVARIA WHO HAD BEEN CHOSEN EMPEROR
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