Declaration of War
Austro-Hungarian Government order General Mobilization
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
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Franz Josef I Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Franz Josef I through 101 dated historical records for Austria.
Franz Josef I, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1914
Mobilization
Austro-Hungarian Government order General Mobilization
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Austria & Russia are at war, Russia supports Serbia. Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Austria is at war with Montenegro
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Capture of Shabatz
Austrian forces cross the Save and seize Shabatz
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Great Britain is at war with Austria
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Invasion of Serbia
Austrian forces cross River Drina and begin first invasion of Serbia
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Japan
Austria-Hungary severs diplomatic relations with Japan
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Austria-Hungary
Japan severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary. Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary. Austria is at war with Japan
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Declaration of War
Austro-Hungarian declaration of war received by Belgian Government. Austria is at war with Belgium
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
International Declaration
Austro-Hungarian declaration of war received by Belgian Government
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Capture of Lemberg
The Russians capture Lemberg, Lwow, capital of Austrian Galicia
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Battle of Drina
Battle of the Drina begins
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Invasion of Serbia
Austrian forces begin second invasion of Serbia
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Diplomatic Expulsion
German and Austrian representatives expelled from Egypt
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
1915
Declaration of War
Italy declares war on Austria
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
Black Yellow Offensive
After the failure of the Austrian Black Yellow offensive, Germany takes over ultimate control of Austro-Hungarian forces
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1848-1916
1916
Death of Franz Josef I
Death of Franz Josef I, at Schonnbrunn Palace
Role range: 1848-1916
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.