Westminster Convention (1756)

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The Westminster Convention of 1756 was an Anglo-Prussian diplomatic agreement that realigned traditional alliances in Europe and helped inaugurate the Diplomatic Revolution on the eve of the Seven Years’ War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anglo‑Prussian Convention of Westminster ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire (German territories) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
conflictContext Seven Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War
countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dateSigned 16 January 1756 ⓘ
diplomaticAlignment Anglo‑Prussian vs Franco‑Austrian blocs ⓘ
followedBy Anglo‑Prussian alliance during the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ
genre international treaty ⓘ
hasCause British concern for the security of Hanover ⓘ
Prussian concern about encirclement by Austria and Russia ⓘ
fear of French expansion in Europe ⓘ
hasEffect deterioration of Anglo‑Austrian relations ⓘ
initiation of the Diplomatic Revolution ⓘ
preparation for the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
rapprochement between Austria and France ⓘ
realignment of traditional European alliances ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance key turning point in 18th‑century alliance systems ⓘ
major step in the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
historicalContext prelude to the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locationSigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
mainSubject Anglo‑Prussian alliance ⓘ
European balance of power ⓘ
opposedBy Austria ⓘ
France ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
partOf Diplomatic Revolution ⓘ
replaced traditional Anglo‑Austrian alliance ⓘ
signatory Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
signatoryRuler Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
stipulated British neutrality in case of Prussian conflicts in the Empire ⓘ
Prussian protection of Hanover from foreign attack ⓘ
mutual guarantee of territories in Germany ⓘ
year 1756 ⓘ

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Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 → isFormalizedBy → Westminster Convention (1756) ⓘ
Second Treaty of Versailles (1757) → isRelatedTo → Convention of Westminster ⓘ
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