The War of the Austrian Succession ends with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle:

• Maria Theresa retains her thrones;
• The Austrian enclave of Silesia is turned over to Prussia;
• Maria Theresa’s husband, Francis of Lorraine, becomes Holy Roman Emperor;
• France returns the Austrian Netherlands to Austria; and 
• Great Britain agrees to return the captured enclave Cape Breton Island back to the Kingdom of France.

       [updated 11/1/2024]