Treaty of Berlin (1742)
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The Treaty of Berlin (1742) was an agreement concluding the First Silesian War, by which Austria ceded most of Silesia to Prussia, significantly enhancing Prussia’s power in Central Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Berlin (1742) canonical | 6 |
| Convention of Berlin (1742) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Berlin (1742) Context triple: [Silesia, wasDividedByTreaty, Treaty of Berlin (1742)]
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A.
Treaty of Vienna (1731)
The Treaty of Vienna (1731) was an agreement between major European powers that helped secure international recognition of the Habsburg succession arrangements set out in the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713, reshaping the diplomatic balance in early 18th-century Europe.
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B.
Treaty of Vienna (1738)
The Treaty of Vienna (1738) was a peace settlement that ended the War of the Polish Succession by redistributing several European territories and confirming the Habsburg succession arrangements.
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C.
Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
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D.
Treaty of Vienna (1689)
The Treaty of Vienna (1689) was an alliance agreement that helped form the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV of France during the Nine Years' War.
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E.
Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741)
The Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) was an alliance during the War of the Austrian Succession in which France, Bavaria, and other powers agreed to oppose Maria Theresa’s inheritance of the Habsburg lands and to partition Austrian territories among themselves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Berlin (1742) Target entity description: The Treaty of Berlin (1742) was an agreement concluding the First Silesian War, by which Austria ceded most of Silesia to Prussia, significantly enhancing Prussia’s power in Central Europe.
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A.
Treaty of Vienna (1731)
The Treaty of Vienna (1731) was an agreement between major European powers that helped secure international recognition of the Habsburg succession arrangements set out in the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713, reshaping the diplomatic balance in early 18th-century Europe.
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B.
Treaty of Vienna (1738)
The Treaty of Vienna (1738) was a peace settlement that ended the War of the Polish Succession by redistributing several European territories and confirming the Habsburg succession arrangements.
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C.
Treaty of Baden (1714)
The Treaty of Baden (1714) was a peace agreement that helped conclude the War of the Spanish Succession by settling remaining disputes between France and the Holy Roman Empire and confirming earlier territorial arrangements.
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D.
Treaty of Vienna (1689)
The Treaty of Vienna (1689) was an alliance agreement that helped form the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV of France during the Nine Years' War.
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E.
Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741)
The Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) was an alliance during the War of the Austrian Succession in which France, Bavaria, and other powers agreed to oppose Maria Theresa’s inheritance of the Habsburg lands and to partition Austrian territories among themselves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| cededRegion | most of Silesia ⓘ |
| cededTerritoryFrom | Austria ⓘ |
| cededTerritoryTo | Prussia ⓘ |
| concludedConflict | First Silesian War ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Austria
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| diplomaticContext | part of broader negotiations in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| effectOnPrussia | significantly enhanced Prussia’s power in Central Europe ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | shifted the balance of power in Central Europe in favor of Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| party |
Archduchy of Austria
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Austria
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| predecessorConflict |
Prussian invasion of Silesia (1740)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Silesian War
|
| recognizedControlOf | Prussian rule over most of Silesia ⓘ |
| regionAffected | Silesia ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian cession of most of Silesia to Prussia
ⓘ
end of the First Silesian War between Austria and Prussia ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| signedDuringReignOf |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
Maria Theresa of Austria ⓘ
linked to:
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler)
|
| typeOfAgreement | territorial cession ⓘ |
| year | 1742 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Berlin (1742) Description of subject: The Treaty of Berlin (1742) was an agreement concluding the First Silesian War, by which Austria ceded most of Silesia to Prussia, significantly enhancing Prussia’s power in Central Europe.
Referenced by (7)
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