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Events relating to russia
The Russian tsar Peter the Great dies and is succeeded by his wife as the empress Catherine I
Frederick II, inheriting the throne in Prussia, establishes a cultured and musical court
Frederick II, the king of Prussia, invades the neighbouring Habsburg province of Silesia, launching the War of the Austrian Succession
Frederick's Prussian army defeats the Austrians at Mollwitz, securing his hold on most of Silesia
Frederick the Great's Prussian soldiers, advancing in shallow disciplined formation, outclass other armies of the time
The peace treaty returns all captured territories to their owners – with the exception of Silesia, which becomes part of Prussia
Frederick the Great suffers his first major defeat, by a Russian and Austrian army at Kunersdorf
The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Prussia and Austria, increases the power of Prussia among the many separate states of Germany
The Russian empress Catherine the Great secures the throne of Poland for one of her lovers, as Stanislaw II
Catherine the Great founds the Hermitage as a court museum attached to the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
A border incident at Balta, in the southern Ukraine, sparks a war between Russia and Turkey that will last six years
Russia, Prussia and Austria agree a treaty enabling them to divide the spoils in the first partition of Poland
The first partition of Poland begins the process of Lithuania being progressively absorbed into Russia
In the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji, ending the recent Russo-Turkish war, the Ottoman empire cedes the Crimea to Russia
The treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji grants Russia special rights in relation to the Christian Holy Places under Ottoman control
The empress Catherine the Great annexes the Crimean peninsula, giving Russia a presence in the Black Sea
Mozart and his friends perform for Haydn the Mozart quartets inspired by Haydn's 'Russian' quartets (op.33), which on publication are dedicated to him
A French revolutionary army defeats the Austrians and Prussians at Valmy, and thus saves Paris from attack
Russia and Prussia agree on a second partition of Poland
Poland's neighbours – Russia, Prussia and Austria – are all on hand for the final partition of the kingdom
The tsar, Paul I, establishes the Russian-American Company with the express purpose of developing Alaska
Napoleon enters Vienna and then defeats an Austrian and Russian army at Austerlitz
Napoleon and the Russian tsar Alexander I meet on a raft at Tilsit and set about carving up Europe
Part of Poland is recovered from Prussia to become the grand duchy of Warsaw, a small state dependent upon Napoleon
Russia, after winning much of Finland from Sweden during the previous century, invades again in 1808
