Note 7 — HISTORICAL RECORD

While the war was being carried on between Great Britain and Spain, Charles VI., Emperor of Germany, died on the 20th of October 1740, and a contest arose in consequence of the succession of the Archduchess Maria Theresa to his hereditary dominions being disputed by the Electors of Bavaria and Saxony, and also by the Kings of Prussia and Spain. The King of France, Louis XV., supported the Elector of Bavaria, while King George II. supported the claims of the Archduchess Maria Theresa. On the 27th of June 1743, King George II. gained a victory over the French army at Dettingen, and in the following year, Great Britain and France, no longer acting as auxiliaries, became principals in the contest, which is designated the “War of the Austrian Succession.”