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Austria in 1744

Historical records for Austria in 1744, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
6Events
3Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

17 January 1744MarriageCharles of Lorraine

Warfare / Military

Maries Maria Theresa's sister, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

January 1744GovernorCharles of Lorraine

Warfare / Military

Appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands

Other Events

1744Battle of PragueOtto Friedrich von Traun

Prague · Warfare / Silesian War, 2nd

Traun defends Vienna & holds Frederick the Great, forcing him to retreat into Silesia

1744Field MarshalCharles of Lorraine

Warfare / Military

Appointed Field Marshal

1744Field MarshalCharles of Lorraine

Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Appointed Field Marshal

1744GovernorCharles of Lorraine

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands

1744Invasion of BohemiaMaria Theresa

Bohemia · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Frederick II invades Bohemia

1744Invasion of DanubeOtto Friedrich von Traun

River Danube · Warfare / Silesian War, 2nd

Unts are raised in Austria & Hungary to counter Fredericks march into the Danube

Names involved

Charles of LorraineMaria TheresaOtto Friedrich von Traun

Places involved

BohemiaPragueRiver Danube

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.