Congress of Teschen
- When
- 1779
- Where
- Teschen, then in Austrian Silesia; Innviertel, Bavarian lands east of the Inn river
- Episodes
- 2
The Congress of Teschen produced the Treaty of Teschen, signed on 13 May 1779 in Teschen, then in Austrian Silesia, between the Austrian Habsburg monarchy and the Kingdom of Prussia. The accord officially ended the War of the Bavarian Succession, granting Austria the Innviertel while Austria relinquished the rest of its Bavarian claims.
Episodes
- Signing of the Treaty of Teschen
Russian and French mediators negotiated an end to the War of the Bavarian Succession, producing the Treaty of Teschen signed on 13 May 1779.
- Cession of the Innviertel
The accord granted the Habsburg Archduchy of Austria the Bavarian lands east of the Inn river, the Innviertel, as compensation.
Background and detail
Background. The conflict arose after the childless Wittelsbach elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria died in 1777. Emperor Joseph II sought to acquire most of the Electorate of Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate, basing his claim on his marriage to the late elector's sister Maria Josepha, who had died in 1767. Maximilian's direct heir was his distant cousin, Count Palatine and Prince-Elector Charles Theodore.
Outbreak of War. From 16 January 1778 Austrian troops moved into the Lower Bavarian lands of Straubing. When Austria and Prussia could not negotiate a solution to their differences, the War of the Bavarian Succession broke out with the Prussian Army's invasion of Bohemia on 5 July 1778.
Terms of the Treaty. The accord dictated that the Habsburg Archduchy of Austria, specifically the Principality of Austria above the Enns, would receive the Bavarian lands east of the Inn river in compensation. This region, then called the Innviertel, stretched from the Prince-Bishopric of Passau to the northern border of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg.
People involved
- Austrian Habsburg monarchy · party to the treaty
- Kingdom of Prussia · party to the treaty
- Joseph II · Habsburg emperor who sought to acquire Bavaria
- Charles Theodore · Maximilian's heir, Count Palatine and Prince-Elector
Sources
- Treaty of Teschen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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