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Succession

Austria · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

40Records
1075–1921Date range
16Named people
8Places

Chronological records

1075

Leopold II1075

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Duke of Austria

1282

Albert I1282

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Duke of Austria

Albert I1282

Styria · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Duke of Styria

1298

Albert I1298

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

1330

Albert II1330

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Germany. Succeeds as Duke of Austria

1339

Albert II1339

House / House of Habsburg

Becomes sole ruler of Germany

1365

Albert III1365

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Duke of Austria

1404

Albert V1404

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Duke of Austria

1438

Albert V1438

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary. Succeeds as King of Germany

Albert V1438

Bohemia · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Bohemia

1617

Ferdinand II1617

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1617-1619

1618

Ferdinand II1618

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary, 1618-1625

1619

Ferdinand II1619

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

1620

Ferdinand II1620

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1620-1627

1654

Leopold I9 July 1654

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Becomes Habsburg heir after the death of Ferdinand IV

1711

Charles VI17 April 1711

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI1711

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary, Charles III

1713

Charles VI19 April 1713

House / House of Habsburg

The succession will go to Charles daughters starting with Maria Theresa. Issues the Pragmatic Sanction because he does not have a male heir

1729

Francis I1729

Lorraine · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as the Duke of Lorraine

1737

Francis I1737

Tuscany · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as the Duke of Tuscany

1740

Maria TheresaNovember 1740

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Queen of Hungary

Francis I1740

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as coregent of Austria with Maria Theresa

Maria Theresa1740

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Queen of Hungary. Succeeds as Empress of Austria, the last Habsburg. Inherits the Habsburg Empire, disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III

1745

Francis I1745

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Emperor of Austria

1765

Joseph II1765

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Rules as co-regent with his mother with little influence until her death

Leopold II1765

Tuscany · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Archduke of Tuscany

1780

Joseph II1780

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Attains sole rule

1790

Leopold II1790

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

1791

Leopold II1791

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary

1804

Francis I1804

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Emperor of Austria, 1st Austrian Emperor

1835

Ferdinand I1835

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Emperor of Austria

1838

Ferdinand I1838

Lombardy · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Lombardy

Ferdinand I1838

Venetia · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Venetia

1848

Franz Josef I2 December 1848

Olomouc · House / House of Habsburg

By the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand and the renunciation of his father, Franz Joseph succeeds as Emperor of Austria

1864

Maximilian I1864

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Emperor of Mexico

1867

Elizabeth1867

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Queen of Hungary in a Dual Monarchy

Franz Josef I1867

House / House of Habsburg

Crowned King of Hungary as part of a Dual Monarchy

1916

Charles I11 November 1916

House / House of Habsburg

Accedes to the throne on the death of Franz Josef

Charles I1916

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Hungary. Succeeds as Emperor of Austria, last Emperor

1921

Charles I1921

Vienna · House / House of Habsburg

Proclaims himself Charles VI of Hungary but fails to secure the throne

Names involved

Albert IAlbert IIAlbert IIIAlbert VCharles ICharles VIElizabethFerdinand IFerdinand IIFrancis IFranz Josef IJoseph IILeopold ILeopold IIMaria TheresaMaximilian I

Provenance

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