The 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, sometimes called the Treaty of Aachen, ended the War of the Austrian Succession, following a congress assembled on 24 April 1748 at the Free Imperial City of Aachen
Celebration of the Peace by Jacques Dumont
The Duke of Newcastle, who delayed negotiations, hoping to improve the British position
Philip of Spain (1720–1765); Austria ceded him the Duchies of Parma, and Guastalla
Maria Theresa's determination to recover Silesia was a key factor in the 1756 Diplomatic Revolution
Charles Edward Stuart
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Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of Englan
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
…established to resolve competing claims between French and British colonies in North America. France also agrees to expel the Jacobite Prince of Wales, Charles Edward Stuart. The terms of the peace largely failed to resolve the issues that caused the war in the first place, while most of the signatories either resented the…
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1745
Charles painted as a five year old in 1725 by the court painter Antonio David
Portrait by William Mosman, painted circa 1737
Charles, painted in 1742, by the French court painter Louis Tocqué