The Balance of Power, 1715-1789

Alberoni ally army attack attempt August Austria Austrian Netherlands Bavaria Bohemia Bourbon carried Catherine Charles Emanuel Charles vi Choiseul colonial Court of Vienna d'Argenson death declared defeated diplomacy dominions Don Carlos Don Philip Dubois Duke Elector Elizabeth Farnese Emperor Empire England England and France English Europe European Family Compact favour Fleury forced foreign affairs foreign policy France France and Spain Frederick William French Government Germany Hanover Hapsburg History Holland hostilities imperial India influence interests invasion Italy Jesuits Joseph Joseph II Kaunitz king Louis xv Maria Theresa ministers monarchy negotiations opposed Orleans Parlement of Paris Parma Partition of Poland party peace Peter Petersburg Polish Succession political position possessions Pragmatic Sanction Prince provinces realised recognised reforms reign restored revolution Russia and Austria Sardinia Saxony schemes secret secure Sicily Silesia Spain Spanish spite struggle Sweden territory throne tion Treaty Triple Alliance Tsarina Turkey Turkish Turks Vergennes Versailles