- France, Prussia, Bavaria vs. Austria, Great Britain, Dutch Republic, Hanover
- Caused by Maria Theresa's right to inherit Austria
- First Silesian War (1740-1742)
- Second Silesian War (1744-1745)
- Ended with Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) confirming Maria Theresa
- Austria ceded Silesia to Prussia
- Led to the Seven Years' War in 1756