abs burg ▁Austria ▁started ▁to ▁consider ▁w aging ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁Russia . ▁ ▁France , ▁friendly ▁towards ▁both ▁Russia ▁and ▁Austria , ▁suggested ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁territorial ▁adjust ments , ▁in ▁which ▁Austria ▁would ▁be ▁compens ated ▁by ▁parts ▁of ▁Pr uss ian ▁S iles ia , ▁and ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁turn ▁would ▁receive ▁Polish ▁Er ml and ▁( W arm ia ) ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁f ief , ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Cour land ▁and ▁Sem ig all ia — al ready ▁under ▁Balt ic ▁German ▁h eg em ony . ▁King ▁Frederick ▁II ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁had ▁no ▁intention ▁of ▁giving ▁up ▁S iles ia ▁gained ▁recently ▁in ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁Wars ; ▁he ▁was , ▁however , ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁finding ▁a ▁peace ful ▁solution ▁— ▁his ▁al liance ▁with ▁Russia ▁would ▁draw ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁potential ▁war ▁with ▁Austria , ▁and ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁had ▁left ▁Pr uss ia ' s ▁tre as ury ▁and ▁army ▁weak ened . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁protect ing ▁the ▁weak ening ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁advantage ously ▁util ized ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁Pr uss ian ▁war ▁either ▁with ▁Russia ▁or ▁Austria . ▁Frederick ' s ▁brother , ▁Prince ▁Henry , ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 0 – 7 1 ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁court ▁at ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁As ▁Austria ▁had ▁an nex ed ▁ 1 3 ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁Hung arian