Austrian Succession, War of the
- a group of several related conflicts (1740-8), involving most of the states of Europe, that were triggered by the death of the Emperor Charles Ⅵ and the accession of his daughter Maria Theresa in 1740 to the Austrian throne奥地利王位继承战争（1740-1748年发生的一系列相关的冲突, 大部分欧洲国家都卷入其中, 由1740年奥地利皇帝查尔斯六世的死和其女玛丽亚·特蕾西亚的即位引发）。参见 P
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