In The Meeting of Frederick II and Joseph II in Neisse in 1769, how is the Theme discussed?
In the War of Austrian Succession from 1740 to 1748 and in the Seven Years' War from 1756 to 1763, Prussia under Frederick II and Austria under Maria Theresa were bitter opponents. The long-standing struggles ended for the Habsburg monarchy with the loss of Silesia.
Maria Theresa's son Archduke Joseph, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire since 1765, admired the enlightened monarch Frederick for his military, administrative and economic successes and from 1766 tried to meet him. After initial resistance from Maria Theresa, the encounter took place in 1769 in the residential town of Neisse, near the border, where Frederick was staying for military maneuvers. Joseph, as Count von Falkenstein, arrived in Neisse around noon on August 25 and went straight to the prince-bishop's palace, where Frederick received him. The encounter was attended by senior nobles and military officials from both sides. The Kaiser and the King stayed in Neisse until August 28th. During the day they watched the Prussian maneuvers, in the evening they visited the Opéra comique.
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