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| 1717 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Maria Theresa, daughter of Charles VI |
| 1720 | Pragmatic Sanction | |
| Asserts the indivisibilty of Charles VI's dominions |
| Proclaims Maria Teresa as sole inheritor |
| 1720 | Sanction Pragmatic | |
| Asserts the indivisibilty of Charles VI's dominions |
| Proclaims Maria Teresa as sole inheritor |
| 1736 | Marriage | |
| Marries Francis of Lorraine, later Emperor Francis I |
| 1740 | Diplomacy | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| 1740 | Rule of Silesia | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| 1740 | Succession | |
| 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 |
| 1741 | Battle of Mollwitz | |
| 10th April Mollwitz Marshal Neipperg is defeated by the Prussian Generals |
| 10th April Mollwitz The battle of Mollwitz turns the Silesian campaign ino the War of Austrian Succession |
| 1741 | Capture of Linz | |
| Linz Maria Theresa's enemies capture Linz |
| 1741 | Capture of Prague | |
| 26th Nov Prague Charles Albert & the French capture Prague |
| 1741 | Capture of Silesia | |
| Jan Silesia Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa |
| 1741 | Invasion of Silesia | |
| Jan Silesia Refuses to negotiate with Frederick II while he has troops in Silesia |
| Mar Breslau Marshal Neipperg crosses into Lower Silesia & threatens Frederick II's in Breslau |
| 1741 | Siege of Breslau | |
| Mar Breslau Marshal Neipperg crosses into Lower Silesia & threatens Frederick II's in Breslau |
| 1741 | Siege of Prague | |
| Prague Maria Theresa's enemies besiege Prague |
| 1742 | Rule of Silesia | |
| 11th June Silesia Under the treaty of Breslau Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia |
| 1742 | Siege of Munich | |
| 24th Feb Munich Maria Theresa's troops enter Munich |
| 1742 | Treaty of Berlin | |
| July Berlin The treaty of Berlin confirms the treaty of Breslau |
| 1742 | Treaty of Breslau | |
| 11th June Breslau Treaty signed by Frederick & Maria Theresa, Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia |
| 1743 | Battle of Campo Santa | |
| 8th Feb Campota Austrians block the Spanish from joining the army of Prince de Conti during the War of the Austrian Succession |
| 1743 | Siege of Prague | |
| Prague Maria Theresa ejects French troops from Prague |
| 1743 | Siege of River Rhine | |
| River Rhine Advances as far as the Rhine & threatens France |
| 1744 | Invasion of Bohemia | |
| Bohemia Frederick II invades Bohemia |
| 1745 | Battle of Amberg | |
| 7th Jan Amberg The Austrians launch a surprise attack & overrun most of Bavaria |
| 1745 | Death | |
| Death of Charles VII, his son gives up claims to the Empire & supports the Habsburgs |
| 1745 | Quadruple Alliance | |
| 8th Jan Austria, Saxony, England & Holland unite against France, Bavaria & Prussia |
| 1745 | Succession | |
| Maria Theresa's husband succeeds as Emperor |
| 1747 | Birth | |
| Birth of Leopold II, son of Maria Theresa & Franz I |
| 1748 | Rule of Silesia | |
| 18th Oct Silesia Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Silesia is ceded to Frederick II the Great |
| 1748 | Treaty of Aix la Chapelle | |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Ends the Austrian War of Succession |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Maria Theresa's succession to the Habsburg lands is confirmed |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Silesia is ceded to Frederick II the Great |
| 1772 | Capture of Galicia | |
| Vienna Maria Theresa seizes Galicia |
| 1772 | Partition | |
| Joins Russia & Prussia in partitioning Poland |
| 1780 | Death | |
| Death of Maria Theresa |
