CHAPTER XXVI.
MARIA THERESA.
From 1739 to 1741.
Anguish of the King .-- Letter to the Queen of Russia .-- The Imperial Circular .-- Deplorable Condition of Austria .-- Death of Charles VI .-- Accession of Maria Theresa .-- Vigorous Measures of the Queen .-- Claim of the Duke of Bavaria .-- Responses from the Courts .-- Coldness of the French Court .-- Frederic of Prussia .-- His Invasion of Silesia .-- March of the Austrians .-- Battle of Molnitz .-- Firmness of Maria Theresa .-- Proposed Division of Plunder .-- Villainy of Frederic .-- Interview with the King .-- Character of Frederic .-- Commencement of the General Invasion.
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