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then joined his army, and the battle of Fontenoy, in 1745, was one of the rare victories of France over England. THEN JOINED HIS ARMY AND THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE WAS ONE OF THE RARE VICTORIES OF FRANCE OVER ENGLAND
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. George II. of England held with Maria Theresa, and gained a victory over the French at Dettingen, in 1744. Louis XV.  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 GEORGE THE SECOND OF ENGLAND HELD WITH MARIA THERESA AND GAINED A VICTORY OVER THE FRENCH AT DETTINGEN IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FOUR LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH
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