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The Congress of Augsburg was a proposed peace conference designed to bring the Seven Years War to an end and satisfy the competing demands of the various participants. The Congress never took place as changes in the European state system led to the prolongation of the war and the agreement of two seperate peace treaties in 1763.

Conception

A peace congress was originally floated as an idea by the British in 1759 following a request by their ally Frederick the Great of Prussia, who urgently needed peace following a string of defeats for his country. The British approached the Prince Louis of Brunswick, a senior figure in the Dutch Republic and asked him to mediate a discussion with ------. He --------- in a series of events/talks/discussions. However, the anti-Prussian coallition was still strong and could see no benefit in agreeing an immediate peace and the chances of an peace conference came to an end.

In 176- the idea of a Congress at Augsburg was revived and --------.

and the British named ------ as its delegates while France selected ----------. The talks were ---------- and scheduled for 1762.

Cancellation

The Congress was abandoned following the events of 1762. In January the death of the Russian Empress Elizabeth and her succession by Peter III dramatically altered the strategic balance as Russia and Sweden pulled out of the war and signed the Treaties of Treaty of St Petersburg and Hamburg respectively.

while the Anglo-Prussian Alliance collapsed in 1762.

and the two states decided to negotiate a seperate peace. Spain's entry into the war further complicated matters, as they were only allied to France.

Instead two individual seperate peace treaties were signed the Treaty of Paris (ending the war between Britain, Hanover, Portugal, Spain and France) and the Treaty of Hubertsburg which ended the Austro-Prussian conflict.

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