Birth of Ferdinand I
Birth of Ferdinand I, son of Francis II
Role range: 1835-1848
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Ferdinand I Biography and Timeline
Follow Ferdinand I through 30 dated historical records for Austria.
Ferdinand I, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
30Distinct records
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1793–1848Years on this page
1793
1835
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Austria
Role range: 1835-1848
1838
Succession
Succeeds as King of Lombardy
Role range: 1835-1848
Succession
Succeeds as King of Venetia
Role range: 1835-1848
1846
Siege of Cracow
Austrian & Russian troops occupy Cracow
Role range: 1835-1848
1848
Constitution of Austria
Forced to promise a constitution
Role range: 1835-1848
Rebellion of Rebels in Pest
A bloodless revolution in Pest leads to wider social representation in the Diet
Role range: 1835-1848
Rebellion of Rebels in Milan
Italian revolutionaries rebel against Austrian rule
Role range: 1835-1848
Declaration of War
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Role range: 1835-1848
Rebellion of Rebels in Sardinia
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
Demonstrations break out in Kracow
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
Demonstrations break out in Prague
Role range: 1835-1848
Constitution of Austria
The Hungarian Kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy
Role range: 1835-1848
Reform of Taxation
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate. Revokes the tax-free status of the nobility & ends censorship
Role range: 1835-1848
Serfdom
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate
Role range: 1835-1848
Siege of Cracow
Austrian troops bombard Cracow
Role range: 1835-1848
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
The Court flees to Innsbruck. The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
Role range: 1835-1848
Franchise
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
Role range: 1835-1848
Independence of Austria
Croatia declares independence
Role range: 1835-1848
Independence of Croatia
Croatia declares independence
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
The Court returns to Vienna
Role range: 1835-1848
Demonstrations
The Court id forced to flee from Vienna again. Ordering troops from Vienna to Hungary provkes further demonstrations
Role range: 1835-1848
Abdication
Abdicates in favor of his nephew Francis Joseph after the revolution of 1848
Role range: 1835-1848
Constitution of Austria
Founds a Provisional Parliament
Role range: 1835-1848
Frankfurt Assembly
In the Revolutions of 1848 the Austrian dominated German Confederation is dissolved and the Frankfurt Assembly seeks to establish new constitutions for the German states
Role range: 1835-1848
German Confederation
In the Revolutions of 1848 the Austrian dominated German Confederation is dissolved and the Frankfurt Assembly seeks to establish new constitutions for the German states
Role range: 1835-1848
Rebellion of Rebels in Milan
Rebellion breaks out in Milan
Role range: 1835-1848
Rebellion of Rebels in Piedmont
Piedmont declares war on Austro
Role range: 1835-1848
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.