What was the 1756 Diplomatic Revolution?

After the conclusion of the Austrian War of Succession in 1748, alliances in Europe radically shifted. This video serves as an 'explainer' to sketch the geopolitical context which directly led to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Consider supporting HoH: ►Patreon:   / houseofhistory   ►Become a channel member:    / @hoh   ►Leave a tip: https://www.paypal.me/HouseofHistory Check out House of History: the Podcast ►iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ho... ►Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/71f9cyl... Socials: ►Check out my blog: https://www.houseofhistory.co ►My Twitter:   / oscar_hoh   My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:44 The Diplomatic Revolution (1748-1756) 7:11 Prussia after the Silesian Wars (1745-1756) 10:21 Towards the Seven Years' War (1754-1756) Watch my documentary series: ►History of Prussia playlist:    • History of Prussia   ►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist:    • End of Empire - China's Last Emperor   ►World War 2 playlist:    • World War 2   ►Hitler's Spies playlist:    • Hitler's Spies   The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less. Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Sources: Asprey, Robert B. Frederick the Great: The magnificent enigma. Ticknor & Fields, 1986. Blanning, Tim. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin UK, 2015. Clark, Christopher M. Iron kingdom: the rise and downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Harvard University Press, 2006. Duffy, Christopher. Frederick the Great: a military life. Routledge, 2015. Fraser, David. Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. Penguin Uk, 2000. Written by House of History Music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons Cinematic footage is from Total War: Empire recorded by House of History. #HouseofHistory #History