Historical place archive

Vienna in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Vienna in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

15 records9 event labels7 people1683โ€“1913

Historical events in Vienna

1683

1 September 1683
Siege of Vienna
George I ยท Austria War

Junior officer in the Allied army which comes to the relief of Vienna from the Turks

1731

11 July 1731
Succession
Robert Walpole ยท Whig Party Government

Signs the Treaty of Vienna supporting the success of Maria Theresa

11 July 1731
Treaty of Vienna
Robert Walpole ยท Whig Party Government

Ends the Anglo-French entente. Charles VI gains support for his "pragmatic sanction" for the succession Maria Theresa

1792

23 March 1792
The Surprise Symphony
Joseph Haydn ยท Classical Music

First performance of "The Surprise Symphony" at Vienna

1814

1814
Congress of Vienna
Stewart ยท Tory Party Government

Senior represemtitive for Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna

1 November 1814
Congress of Vienna
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Opening day of the Congress of Vienna

1815

1815
Congress of Vienna
Stewart ยท Tory Party Government

Selects St Helena as for Napoleon's exile

3 February 1815
Congress of Vienna
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Arrives as the British Plenipotentiary

7 March 1815
Congress of Vienna
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Congress hears of Napoleon's escape from Elba

13 March 1815
Congress of Vienna
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Congress outlaws Napoleon

28 March 1815
Congress of Vienna
Arthur Wellesley ยท Napoleonic Wars

Wellington leaves Vienna

1855

1855
Conference of Vienna
Henry John Temple ยท Crimean War

Sevastopol has fallen, the Black Sea Fleet sunk and the Baltic Fleet isolated. Gains Russian and Austrian agreement to reopen the Vienna Conference.

9 June 1855
Vote of Confidence
Henry John Temple ยท Liberal Party Government

Wins a vote of confidence in Parliament for pulling out of the Vienna Peace talks

1913

16 October 1913
Pygmalion World Premiere
George Bernard Shaw ยท Theatre

Pygmalion receives its world premiere in a German translation.

16 October 1913
Vienna Theatre Production
George Bernard Shaw ยท Theatre

Introduces Shaw's drama concerning language, class and Eliza Doolittle.

Provenance

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