France and Prussia sign the Treaty of Breslau, planning a
partition of the Holy Roman Empire, in the wake of the breakdown of
Frederick's negotiations with Maria Theresa. Prussia is to receive
Breslau and Lower Silesia and, in return, to recognise Charles
Albert of Bavaria as Emperor and to recognise the Sulzbachs in the
whole of Jülich-Berg.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Treaty of Breslau between France and Prussia to partition the Empire". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17447, accessed 25 April 2024.]