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WAR OF THE BAVARIAN SUCCESSION
1778 - 1779
The War of the Bavarian Succession is also known as
Kartoffelkrieg, which is German and means Potato War.
There were no battles fought in this
war.
Who fought and why?
Frederick II the
Great and his Prussians
fought against
Maria Theresa
(& Son) and her
Holy Roman
Empire
which made it an Austro-Prussian war.
What was the background of the War of the Bavarian Succession?
Bavarian elector Maximilian III
Joseph was a ruler from the
Wittelsbach dynasty. When he died on December 30, 1777, the
Bavarian branch of the Wittelsbach family ended.
Next in line was Palatine elector
Charles Theodore, who was of the Palatinate branch of the
Wittelsbach family. This transition reunited the Palatinate with
Bavaria.
Austria decided this was the right time
to start a quarrel, announced claims to several portions of Charles
Theodore's new realm, and invaded them quickly.
Charles Theodore was pro-Austrian and
welcomed the move because he liked to have friends with power.
Next in line, after Charles Theodore,
would have been Charles of Zweibrücken. Charles of
Zweibrücken, of course, disagreed with Charles Theodore's way of
letting his potential inheritance decrease.
A man after Frederick the Great's own
heart, Charles of Zweibrucken and his claim was put at the helm of
Prussian foreign politics in the matter.
Frederick II the Great declared war on
July 3, 1778.
The end of the War of the Bavarian
Succession
The Peace of Teschen, signed on
May 13, 1779, ended the War of the Bavarian Succession.
And here is the map of Frederick's wars
Map of
Central Europe: The Wars of Frederick II the Great
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