Who were the three "petticoats" who in the opinion of a certain militaristic ruler in 18th century Germany had formed an alliance against his interests?

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Who were the three "petticoats" who in the opinion of a certain militaristic ruler in 18th century Germany had formed an alliance against his interests?

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Man, this was hard to find but I finally found it! The alliance between Madame Pompadour of France, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Elizabeth of Russia were known as the League of Three Petticoats.

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h31-gr.htm

May 19 2007, 11:53 PM

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Well done. About der alte Fritz and the "Petticoat Plot", see also

http://www.answers.com/topic/frederick-ii-of-prussia

Frederick II of Prussia: Information from Answers.com

May 20 2007, 2:23 AM