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Austria in 1785

Historical records for Austria in 1785, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
10Events
3Named people
7Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

10 February 1785Piano Concerto No 20Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vienna · Arts / Classical Music

Completes Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor.

September

1 September 1785Haydn QuartetsJoseph Haydn

Vienna · Arts / Classical Music

Receives Mozart's dedication of the six Haydn Quartets.

1 September 1785Haydn QuartetsWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vienna · Arts / Classical Music

Publishes six string quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn.

November

8 November 1785Abandonment of Maastricht ClaimJoseph II

Fontainebleau · House / House of Habsburg

Receives compensation while abandoning demands concerning Maastricht and the Scheldt.

8 November 1785Rule of MaastrichtJoseph II

Maastricht · House / House of Habsburg

Under the Treaty of Fountainbleus abandons his claim to Maastricht

8 November 1785Rule of River ScheldteJoseph II

River Scheldte · House / House of Habsburg

Under the Treaty of Fountainbleau Holland recognizes Joseph s rule over the Scheldt

8 November 1785Treaty of FontainbleauJoseph II

Fontainbleau · House / House of Habsburg

Receives 10 million guilders in compensation. Holland recognizes Joseph IIs sovereignty over part of the River Scheldt. Abandons his claim to Maastricht & free navigation of Sheldte outside his dominions

8 November 1785Treaty of FontainebleauJoseph II

Fontainebleau · House / House of Habsburg

Accepts a settlement ending his territorial claim to Maastricht.

December

16 December 1785Piano Concerto No 22Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vienna · Arts / Classical Music

Completes Piano Concerto No 22 in E-flat major.

Other Events

1785Reballion of Romanian peasantsJoseph II

Transylvania · Warfare / Military

Suppresses the uprising of the Romanian peasants. Massacres many of the Magyar nobility

1785Rule of BavariaJoseph II

Bavaria · House / House of Habsburg

Emperor Joseph II of Austria makes another try at attaching the Bavarian lands to his Habsburg possessions, and even contracts with Elector Charles Theodore to swap it for the Austrian Netherlands

Names involved

Joseph HaydnJoseph IIWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Places involved

BavariaFontainbleauFontainebleauMaastrichtRiver ScheldteTransylvaniaVienna

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.