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War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
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War of the Bavarian Succession
18th-century war between the Austrian Habsburgs and a Prussian/Saxon alliance
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Treaty of Teschen
1779 peace treaty ending the War of the Bavarian Succession
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Innviertel
Traditional region of Upper Austria
The Innviertel is a traditional Austrian region southeast of the Inn river. It forms the western part of the state of Upper Austria and borders the German state of Bavaria. The Innviertel is one of the four traditional "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)