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1790 in Austria

Explore 7 historical events and records for Austria in 1790.

Historical records for Austria in 1790

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January

Cosi fan tutte

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus ยท Vienna ยท Composer and pianist ยท Arts / Classical Music

Cosi fan tutte premieres at the Burtheater.

July

Civil Constitution of the Clergy divides France

Antoinette, Marie ยท Paris ยท Queen of France ยท Revolution / Revolution of France

Marie Antoinette opposed the revolution's restructuring of the Catholic Church and supported the king's religious misgivings. The reform deepened conflict between the court and revolutionaries who demanded obedience to civil legislation.

Royal family attends Federation Festival

Antoinette, Marie ยท Champ de Mars ยท Queen of France ยท Revolution / Revolution of France

Marie Antoinette accompanied Louis XVI to the Festival of the Federation celebrating national unity. The ceremony publicly presented the monarchy as part of the new constitutional order despite growing mutual distrust.

Other events (month unknown)

Court seeks contacts beyond revolutionary Paris

Antoinette, Marie ยท Tuileries Palace ยท Queen of France ยท Revolution / Revolution of France

Marie Antoinette increasingly looked to foreign courts and trusted intermediaries for political support. Her reliance on such networks later fed suspicions that the royal household favored external intervention.

Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold II ยท Vienna ยท House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

Secret correspondence with Fersen continues

Antoinette, Marie ยท Paris ยท Queen of France ยท Revolution / Revolution of France

Marie Antoinette maintained private correspondence with the Swedish nobleman Axel von Fersen as political tensions escalated. Their exchanges became important to subsequent efforts to protect or remove the royal family.

Succession

Leopold II ยท Vienna ยท House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

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