Austrian History Timeline

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• 0833-06-30 Louis crowned King of Austria
• 0996-11-01 First recorded use of modern name for Austria in the 'Ostarrîchi Document'
• 1082-05-12 Battle at Mailberg: Vratislav II of Bohemia defeats Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

• 1156-09-08 Henry II, Duke of Austria leaves Bavaria

• 1166-07-05 Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

• 1192-12-20 Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194)
• 1244-07-01 Duke Frederick II of Austria issues a charter extending rights and protection for Jews - 1st territorial ruler to claim Jews as his own subjects [1]
• 1246-06-15 Battle at Leitha river between Hungarian forces of King Béla IV of Hungary and Austrian army of Duke Frederick II - Austrian victory but Frederick is killed
• 1246-06-15 With the death of Duke Frederick II at Battle of Leitha, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria
• 1283-06-01 Albert I, son of Rudolf I of Hapsburg made sole ruler of the Duchies of Austria and Styria under Treaty of Rheinfelden, removing his brother Rudolph II as co-ruler (leads later to Rudolph's son murdering his uncle)
• 1298-06-24 Rindfleisch Persecutions - Jews of Ifhauben, Austria massacred
• 1313-11-09 Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf
• 1315-11-15 Battle of Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austria
• 1322-09-28 Battle of Muhldorf: the Duchy of (Upper) Bavaria defeats Austrian forces
• 1335-05-02 Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia
• 1349-09-29 People of Krems Austria accuse Jews of poisoning wells
• 1379-09-09 Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg Dukes Albert III and Leopold III.
• 1386-07-09 Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat Duke Leopold III of Austria
• 1388-04-09 Battle of Näfels; Glarius Swiss defeat Habsburg (Austrian) army
• 1409-03-03 Austrian civil war ends
• 1420-05-23 Jews of Syria and Austria expelled
• 1421-05-11 Jews are expelled from Styria Austria
• 1421-05-23 Jews of Austria imprisoned & expelled
• 1453-01-06 Emperor Frederik III becomes archduke of Austria

• 1485-06-28 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands

• 1493-05-23 King of France Charles VIII, King of the Romans Maximilian I and Archduke of Austria Philip I sign the Treaty of Senlis, ending hostilities between France and the Seventeen Provinces
• 1493-08-19 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I becomes Archduke of Austria
• 1495-03-31 Pope Alexander VI forms the anti-French alliance the League of Venice with Archduke of Austria Maximilian I, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza and the Republic of Venice
• 1496-03-09 Jews are expelled from Carintha, Austria
• 1497-01-06 Jews are expelled from Graz in Styria, Austria
• 1501-10-13 Maximilian I of Austria and King of France Louis XII sign the Treaty of Trente
• 1502-02-25 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine
• 1515-01-01 Jews are expelled from Laibach in Austria
• 1519-05-09 Austrian adel and burgerij in uprising against central government
• 1521-04-28 Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Archduke of Netherlands-Austria
• 1522-02-07 Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish and Austrian Branches
• 1522-08-11 Uprising of adel/burgerij in Austria fails
• 1526-12-17 Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
• 1527-01-01 Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
• 1527-02-24 Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
• 1527-11-03 Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
• 1529-08-03 "Peace of the Ladies" (Treaty of Cambrai) made between Holy Roman Empire and the French, negotiated by Louise of Savoy and Margaret of Austria
• 1531-01-31 King Ferdinand of Austria and King John Zapolya of Hungary officially recognise each other

• 1538-02-24 Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed between Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
• 1541-12-29 Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
• 1547-06-13 Peace of Adrianople (Treaty of Edirne) King Ferdinand of Austria agrees to pay Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent 30,000 gold Forints for western Hungary
• 1551-07-19 Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as King of Hungary/Transsylvania

• 1596-04-17 Albert VII Archduke of Austria occupies Calais
• 1596-10-24 -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany
• 1597-03-11 Albert VII Archduke of Austria occupies Amiens, France
• 1597-09-16 Albert VII Archduke of Austria's Spanish forces lose control of the city of Amiens to French King Henry VI
• 1598-05-06 Albert VII Archduke of Austria and Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain granted rule of the Habsburg Netherlands (after they marry)
• 1606-11-11 Turkey & Austria sign Treaty of Zsitva-Torok
• 1607-06-25 Mentally ill Emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia
• 1625-05-11 Peasants besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper Austria
• 1625-05-15 16 rebellious farmers hanged in Vocklamarkt, Upper-Austria
• 1626-07-05 Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated

• 1631-11-04 Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
• 1642-11-02 Second Battle of Breitenfeld, aka First Battle of Leipzig; victory for the Swedish army under Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson over Holy Roman Empire army under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
• 1648-08-26 People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin
• 1660-05-03 Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg & Austria sign Peace of Oliva
• 1663-04-18 Osman declares war on Austria
• 1663-09-25 Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to invading Turkish army
• 1664-08-10 Austria and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Vásvár
• 1670-02-27 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I orders all Jews expelled from Austria, given until August to comply
• 1670-07-25 Austrian Emperor Leopold I expels 4,000 Jews from Vienna
• 1683-09-12 Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna - several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire
• 1688-09-06 Austrian armies occupy Belgrade
• 1689-12-22 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck, Austria
• 1691-08-19 Battle at Slankamen: "the Bloodiest battle of the Century" Austrian Hapsburg force defeats Ottoman army, killing Grand Vizer Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha
• 1699-01-26 Venice, Poland & Austria sign Treaty of Karlowitz with Ottoman Empire, ending the Great Turkish War (1683-97) - 1st time Ottomans concede significant territory
• 1703-09-12 English army under Arch Duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal
• 1708-08-03 Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army
• 1709-09-11 Battle at Malplaquet during War of the Spanish Succession: English, Austrian and Dutch Great Alliance defeat France
• 1711-05-01 Archduke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar
• 1714-03-06 Treaty of Rastatt signed by Austria and France ending hostilities between them during the War of the Spanish Succession
• 1714-09-07 Treaty of Baden signed by the Holy Roman Empire and France, ending the War of the Spanish Succession; French retain Alsace and Landau, Austria gets east bank of Rhine
• 1715-11-15 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands
• 1716-06-25 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands
• 1718-07-21 Treaty of Passarowitz is signed between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice
• 1718-08-02 Austria joins Triple Alliance of Britain, France and the Dutch Republic forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight against Spain
• 1718-12-17 France, Britain and Austria declare war on Spain (War of the Quadruple Alliance 1718–1720)
• 1719-01-05 Britain, Hannover, Saxony-Poland and Austria sign anti-Prussian Russian pact

• 1725-05-01 Spain and Austria sign trade treaty
• 1725-11-05 Spain & Austria sign secret treaty
• 1732-12-13 Prussia joins Austria and Russia in signing the Treaty of Berlin, a secret treaty regarding succession to the Polish throne
• 1737-07-18 Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians
• 1738-11-18 France & Austria sign peace treaty
• 1739-04-21 Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord
• 1739-07-22 Ottoman Empire defeats Austria at Crocyka (Krotzka) in Serbia and then successfully lays siege to Belgrade
• 1739-09-18 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty - Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
• 1740-10-20 Maria Theresa becomes ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia
• 1741-04-10 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz
• 1741-07-31 Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
• 1742-02-01 Sardinia and Austria sign military alliance Convention of Turin

• 1742-07-28 Maria Theresa of Austria and Prussian King Frederick the Great sign a peace treaty in Berlin

• 1743-09-13 Great Britain, Austria and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms
• 1744-05-17 French army takes Austrian Netherlands
• 1744-11-25 Austrian forces pillage & kill Jews of Prague
• 1745-01-08 Britain, Austria, Netherlands & Saxony sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance
• 1745-04-22 Austria & Bavaria sign Peace Treaty of Füssen, ending Bavaria's participation (on the French side) in the War of the Austrian Succession
• 1745-05-11 Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war
• 1745-06-04 Battle at Hohenfriedberg Silezie: Frederick the Great (Prussia) defeats Austrians and Saxons
• 1745-12-15 Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussian force beats Saksen & Austria near Dresden
• 1745-12-25 Prussia and Austria sign Treaty of Dresden giving much of Silesia to the Prussians
• 1746-05-22 Russia and Austria sign treaty of cooperation
• 1746-06-02 Russia and Austria sign agreements
• 1746-06-16 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
• 1746-10-11 Battle of Rocoux: French defeat British, Austrian and Dutch armies
• 1747-07-01 Battle at Lafeld: France force beats British and Dutch army in Belgium during the Austrian War of Succession
• 1748-01-26 Britain, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
• 1748-05-07 French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession
• 1748-10-18 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle signed, ending War of Austrian Succession
• 1748-12-26 France & Austria sign treaty about Southern Netherlands
• 1751-09-13 Britain signs Austrian & Russian alliance
• 1751-12-14 The first military academy in the world, the Theresian Military Academy, is founded in Austria
• 1753-06-13 Austria, Great Britain & Modena sign secret military treaty
• 1755-06-29 German medieval heroic poem "Nibelungenlied" (the Song of the Nibelungs) rediscovered in Hohenems Castle Library in Vorarlberg, Austria by Jacob Hermann Oreit
• 1756-05-01 France and Austria sign alliance
• 1757-05-01 Austria and France divide Prussia
• 1757-05-06 Battle of Prague: Frederick II of Prussia's forces defeat Austrian army
• 1757-06-18 Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
• 1757-10-16 Austrian troops occupy Berlin
• 1757-12-05 Battle of Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
• 1758-06-30 Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl results in Austrian victory over Prussia in Moravia
• 1758-10-14 Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
• 1759-08-12 Battle of Kunersdorf - Russian-Austrian army overpowers Prussians
• 1759-09-14 Austrian troops occupy Dresden
• 1759-11-21 Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
• 1760-06-23 Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia
• 1760-07-26 Austrian troops occupy Fort Glatz during Third Silesian War
• 1760-08-15 Battle at Leignitz: Prussian forces beat Austria and Russian armies
• 1760-09-28 Russian and Austrian armies occupy Berlin
• 1760-10-02 Russian and Austrian army evacuates Berlin [NS=10/13]
• 1760-10-09 Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian forces occupy Berlin [OS=Sep 28]
• 1760-10-13 Russian and Austrian armies evacuate Berlin
• 1760-11-03 Battle at Torgau, Saxony: Prussia beats Austria
• 1762-06-15 Austria uses 1st paper currency
• 1763-02-15 Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years' War
• 1764-04-03 Austrian Archduke Jozef crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor Josef II
• 1772-02-17 1st Partition of Poland signed in Vienna by Austria, Prussia and Russia
• 1772-08-05 1st Partition of Poland between Austria, Prussia and Russia is made public
• 1772-09-22 1st Partition of Poland is ratified by Austria, Prussia and Russia
• 1775-05-07 Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria
• 1776-01-02 Austria ends the use of interrogation by torture
• 1778-07-03 Prussia declares war on Austria
• 1788-01-02 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names
• 1788-02-09 Austria declares war on Russia

• 1790-12-02 Austrian army occupies Brussels
• 1791-09-30 Mozart's opera "Magic Flute", with German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, premieres at Schikaneder's Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria
• 1792-02-07 Austria & Prussia sign anti-French covenant

• 1793-03-05 French troops are defeated by Austrian forces and Liège is recaptured
• 1793-03-18 Second Battle at Neerwinden: Austria army beats France
• 1793-12-26 Battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians.
• 1794-05-18 Battle of Tourcoing; French Republican army defeats a Habsburg coalition bear Lille, France, during War of the First Coalition
• 1794-07-02 Second Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria
• 1794-07-13 Battle of the Vosges between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria
• 1795-10-24 3rd Partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia

• 1796-05-10 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
• 1796-09-08 Battle of Bassano: Napoleon Bonaparte's French army defeat Austrian force during French Revolutionary Wars
• 1796-11-17 Battle of Arcole: French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian force led by József Alvinczi after a 3 day battle at Arcole, Republic of Venice
• 1797-01-26 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign treaty
• 1797-04-18 France & Austria sign ceasefire
• 1797-10-17 Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France
• 1799-03-12 Austria declares war on France
• 1800-01-08 Austrians defeat French in Second Battle of Novi
• 1800-06-14 Battle of Marengo (Alessandria): Napoleon Bonaparte's French army overcomes Austrian forces in Piedmont, Italy
• 1801-02-09 France & Austria sign Peace of Luneville
• 1804-08-11 Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria
• 1805-10-14 Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria
• 1805-11-11 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein - 8000 French troops attempted to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
• 1805-12-02 Napoleon defeats Russians & Austrians at Austerlitz
• 1805-12-26 France & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg
• 1806-08-06 Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Francis II renounces the title, becoming Emperor of Austria.
• 1809-02-08 Franz I of Austria declares war on France
• 1809-04-20 Napoleon I and French forces defeat Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
• 1809-04-22 Battle of Eckmühl: Napoleon's French and Bavarian force defeats the Austrians under the Archduke Charles at Eggmühl, Bavaria. Gives Napoleon the strategic initiative for the rest of the War of the Fifth Coalition.
• 1809-05-21 Battle of Aspern-Essling: Austrian Archduke Charles beats Napoleon and his army. Napoleon's first defeat in 10 years.
• 1809-07-06 Battle of Wagram: After a two day battle, Napoleon's French and allied army decisively defeats the Austrian army under Archduke Charles, leads to the breakup of the Austrian and British-led Fifth Coalition against France
• 1811-02-20 Austria declares bankruptcy
• 1813-08-27 Battle of Dresden; Napoleon defeats Austrians
• 1813-08-30 Battle of Kulm: French forces defeated by Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance
• 1813-10-08 Treaty of Ried between Bavaria & Austria

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