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and

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signed in the Sardinian capital of

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. It created a

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between the states, directly principally against Spain. It was signed by the Sardinian Chief Minister the Marquis D'Ormea and the Austrian envoy Count Schulenburg. Following the outbreak of the

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and the attack on Austria by a coalition of states including

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and

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- their possessions in Italy began to look vulnerable. Spain had ambitions in the area, driven by Elisabeth Farnese who wished to secure Italian kingdoms for her sons. Austria tried to persuade Sardinia to join with them against Spain, although this was resisted by the Sardinian leadership. Sardinian attempts to remain neutral were undermined by apparent Spanish threat's to their independence. After a large Spanish force was shipped across the Mediterranean and was poised for offensive operations in Italy, Sardinia moved towards concluding agreements with both the British and Austrians. The Sardinians initially made specific territorial requests from Austria as a payment for their co-operation, but later abandoned this for vaguer promises for new territory in

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. The agreement was concluded on 1 February 1742.Owen p.129 The agreement was later expanded on by the Treaty of Worms (1743).

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* Browning, Reed. ''The War of the Austrian Succession''. Alan Sutton Publishing, 1994. * Owen, John B. ''The Rise of the Pelhams''. Methuen, 1957. War of the Austrian Succession 18th-century military alliances 1742 treaties Treaties of the Habsburg monarchy Treaties of the Kingdom of Sardinia Military alliances involving Austria Military history of Turin 1742 in the Habsburg monarchy 1742 in the Kingdom of Sardinia Habsburg monarchy–Kingdom of Sardinia relations