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996
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11.1.996
Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name ''Ostarrîchi'' (Austria in Old High German).
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1192
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12.20.1192
Richard the Lion-Heart is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after signing a treaty with Saladin ending the Third crusade. |
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1246
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6.15.1246
With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
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1335
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5.2.1335
Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
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1379
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9.9.1379
Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg Dukes Albert III and Leopold III. |
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1571
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1709
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1718
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1740
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1743
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1746
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6.16.1746
War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco- Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza. |
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1757
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6.18.1757
Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War. |
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1758
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1779
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5.13.1779
War of Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel). |
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1783
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11.4.1783
W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
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1786
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1791
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9.30.1791
''The Magic Flute'', the last opera composed by Mozart, receives its premiere performance at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. |
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1792
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1793
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12.26.1793
Battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians. |
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1794
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7.13.1794
The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria. |
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1795
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1796
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1797
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10.17.1797
Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria |
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1805
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10.14.1805
Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria |
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12.26.1805
Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg. |
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1809
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4.19.1809
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four day campaign which ended in a French victory. |
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4.20.1809
Two Austrian army corps in Bavaria are defeated by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Abensberg on the second day of a four day campaign which ended in a French victory. |
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4.21.1809
Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl. |
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5.21.1809
The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. |
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7.6.1809
The second day of the Battle of Wagram sees a French victory over the Austrian army in the largest battle yet of the Napoleonic Wars. |
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1813
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10.8.1813
The Treaty of Ried was signed between Bayern and Austria.
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1814
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5.17.1814
Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian. |
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1815
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5.3.1815
Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war.
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1818
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12.25.1818
The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
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1824
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5.7.1824
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision. |
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1849
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4.14.1849
Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
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8.28.1849
After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent, surrenders to Austria. |
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