Treaty of Westminster (1756)

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The Treaty of Westminster (1756) was a defensive alliance between Great Britain and Prussia that helped realign European powers at the outset of the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive alliance ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anglo–Prussian Convention of Westminster ⓘ
Convention of Westminster (1756) ⓘ
category 1756 in international relations ⓘ
Seven Years' War treaties ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Treaties of Prussia
citySigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
context Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
countrySigned Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateSigned 1756-01-16 ⓘ
followedBy Anglo–Prussian alliance of 1758 ⓘ
guaranteed neutrality of Hanover ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire (German territories) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
historicalEra Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalStatus international treaty ⓘ
linkedTo Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
mainEffect beginning of the Diplomatic Revolution ⓘ
realignment of European alliances ⓘ
negotiatedBy British government of the Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
Prussian foreign ministry under Frederick II ⓘ
opposedBy Austria ⓘ
France ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
partOf diplomatic history of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
placeSigned Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
precedes Treaty of Westminster (1758) ⓘ
purpose defensive alliance between Great Britain and Prussia ⓘ
mutual guarantee against attack in Germany ⓘ
to prevent French or Austrian troops from entering German territories ⓘ
relatedConflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
resultedIn closer relations between Great Britain and Prussia ⓘ
end of the Anglo–Austrian alliance ⓘ
signatory Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
significance helped trigger the realignment of major European powers before the Seven Years' War ⓘ
subjectMatter European international relations ⓘ
military alliances ⓘ
topic balance of power in Europe ⓘ
typeOfAlliance defensive ⓘ
yearSigned 1756 ⓘ

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Renversement des alliances → hasPart → Treaty of Westminster (1756) ⓘ
Anglo-Prussian alliance → hasRelatedEvent → Treaty of Westminster (1756) ⓘ
Westminster Convention (1756) → alsoKnownAs → Anglo‑Prussian Convention of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Westminster (1756)
Second Treaty of Versailles (1757) → isRelatedTo → Treaty of Westminster (1756) ⓘ
Treaty of Westminster (1756) → alsoKnownAs → Anglo–Prussian Convention of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Westminster (1756)
Treaty of Westminster (1756) → alsoKnownAs → Convention of Westminster (1756) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Westminster (1756)
Treaty of Westminster (1756) → precedes → Treaty of Westminster (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Westminster (1756)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain → hasPart → Treaty of Westminster (1756) ⓘ