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| Campaign South America Anson, George |  |
| Commands the Centurion 60, Gloucester 50, Severn 50, Pearl 40, Wager 28, and the sloop Tryal, plus the two store ships |
| Successive disasters eventually reduce Anson's force to just the Centurion |
| Commander in Chief Daun, Leopold Joseph von |  |
| Vienna Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commodore Anson, George | |
| Appointed Coomodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America |
| Death of Charles VI Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Death of Charles VI, the last male Habsburg |
| 20th Oct Death of Charles VI |
| Diplomacy Maria Theresa | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| Invasion of Silesia Frederick II the Great |  |
| Silesia Questions the female succession of Maria Theresa to Austrian possessions |
| 16th Dec Silesia 1st day of the Prussian invasion of Silesia |
| Rule of Silesia Maria Theresa | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| Succession of Charles VII Charles VII | |
| Vienna Succeeds as Emperor, the only non-Hapsburg Emperor after Sigismund of Luxemburg |
| Succession of Francis I Francis I | |
| Succeeds as coregent of Austria with Maria Theresa |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Maria Theresa | |
| Vienna Inherits the Habsburg Empire, disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Vienna Succeeds as Empress of Austria, the last Habsburg |
| Nov Vienna Succeeds as Queen of Hungary |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Charles VII | |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Augustus III |  |
| 20th Oct Maria Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession of Maria Theresa Philip V |  |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
