Piano Concerto No 20
Completes Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor.
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1785 in Austria
Explore 11 historical events and records for Austria in 1785.
Historical records for Austria in 1785
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February
September
Haydn Quartets
Receives Mozart's dedication of the six Haydn Quartets.
Haydn Quartets
Publishes six string quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn.
November
Abandonment of Maastricht Claim
Receives compensation while abandoning demands concerning Maastricht and the Scheldt.
Rule of Maastricht
Under the Treaty of Fountainbleus abandons his claim to Maastricht
Rule of River Scheldte
Under the Treaty of Fountainbleau Holland recognizes Joseph s rule over the Scheldt
Treaty of Fontainbleau
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
Treaty of Fontainebleau
Accepts a settlement ending his territorial claim to Maastricht.
December
Piano Concerto No 22
Completes Piano Concerto No 22 in E-flat major.
Other events (month unknown)
Rebellion of Romanian peasants
Suppresses the uprising of the Romanian peasants. Massacres many of the Magyar nobility
Rule of Bavaria
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
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