 By July , attempts at conciliation had completely collapsed . Maria Theresa 's ally , the Elector of Saxony , now became her enemy and George II declared the Electorate of Brunswick @-@ Lüneburg to be neutral . The Queen was once again in need of help from Hungary . In order to obtain it , she granted favours to the Hungarian noblemen and flattered them without conceding to all of their demands . She had already won their support when she appeared in Pressburg in September 1741 , hoping to persuade the Diet to call a mass conscription and recognise Francis Stephen as co @-@ ruler . Upon achieving both goals , she showed her gift for theatrical displays by triumphantly holding her son and heir , Joseph , before the Diet , thereby gaining sympathy of the noblemen . 
