Sorry, but no Sorry!
That is just plain wrong!
The Partition of Poland was started by Austria.
From the Wikipedia-article from the first polish partition:
In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had been reduced from the status of a major European power to that of a Russian
protectorate (or
vassal or
satellite state), with the Russian
tsar effectively choosing Polish-Lithuanian monarchs during the
free elections and deciding the outcome of much of Poland's internal politics, for example during the
Repnin Sejm, named after the Russian ambassador who unofficially presided over the proceedings.
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The First Partition occurred after the
balance of power in Europe shifted, with Russian victories against the
Ottomans in the
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) strengthening Russia and endangering
Habsburg interests in that region (particularly in
Moldavia and
Wallachia). At that point Habsburg Austria started considering waging war against Russia.
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France, friendly towards both Russia and Austria, suggested a series of territorial adjustments, in which Austria would be compensated by parts of
Prussian Silesia, and
Prussia in turn would regain Prussian
Ermland (Warmia) and parts of a Polish
fief, the
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia—already under Baltic German hegemony. King
Frederick II of Prussia had no intention of giving up Silesia gained recently in the
Silesian Wars; he was, however, also interested in finding a peaceful solution—
his alliance with Russia would draw him into a potential war with Austria, and the
Seven Years' War had left Prussia's treasury and army weakened. He was also interested in protecting the weakening Ottoman Empire, which could be advantageously utilized in the event of a Prussian war either with Russia or Austria. Frederick's brother,
Prince Henry, spent the winter of 1770–71 as a representative of the Prussian court at
Saint Petersburg. As Austria had annexed 13 towns in the
Hungarian Szepes region in 1769 (violating the
Treaty of Lubowla),
Catherine II of Russia and her advisor General
Ivan Chernyshyov suggested to Henry that Prussia claim some Polish land, such as Ermland. [...] Austrian statesman
Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz counter-proposed that Prussia take lands from Poland in return for relinquishing Silesia to Austria, but this plan was rejected by Frederick.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Partition_of_Poland
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