Demonstrations
Vienna students & artisans protest
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1848 in Austria
Explore 59 historical events and records for Austria in 1848.
Historical records for Austria in 1848
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March
Resignation of Metternich
Forced to resign by a Vienna mob
Speech
Sends in the paramilitary police to restore order in the Diet
Constitution of Austria
Forced to promise a constitution
Coup
Overthrown during protests in Vienna
Exile of Metternich
Seeks exile in London
Rebellion of Rebels in Pest
A bloodless revolution in Pest leads to wider social representation in the Diet
Resignation of Metternich
Overthrown during protests in Vienna
Rebellion of Rebels in Milan
Italian revolutionaries rebel against Austrian rule
Declaration of War
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Rebellion of Rebels in Sardinia
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Demonstrations
Demonstrations break out in Kracow
Demonstrations
Demonstrations break out in Prague
April
Constitution of Austria
The Hungarian Kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy
Reform of Taxation
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate. Revokes the tax-free status of the nobility & ends censorship
Serfdom
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate
Siege of Cracow
Austrian troops bombard Cracow
May
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
Demonstrations
The Court flees to Innsbruck. The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
Demonstrations
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
Franchise
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
Independence of Austria
Croatia declares independence
Independence of Croatia
Croatia declares independence
July
Battle of Custoza
Victory at Custoza is followed by Radetzkys occupation of Milan. Radetzky drives Charles Albert out of Lombardy. Commands the Austrian army which defeats the Sardinians
Capture of Milan
Victory at Custoza is followed by Radetzkys occupation of Milan
Rule of Milan
Victory at Custoza is followed by Radetzkys occupation of Milan
Rule of Milan
Victory at Custoza is followed by Radetzkys occupation of Milan
Siege of Venice
Victory at Custoza is followed by Radetzkys occupation of Milan
August
Demonstrations
The Court returns to Vienna
October
Chancellor
Appointed Prime Minister of Austria
Demonstrations
The Court id forced to flee from Vienna again. Ordering troops from Vienna to Hungary provkes further demonstrations
December
Abdication
Emperor Ferdinand abdicates at Olomouc, as part of Minister-president Felix zu Schwarzenberg's plan to end the Revolutions of 1848 in Hungary
Abdication
Persuades Ferdinand I to abdicate
Succession
By the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand and the renunciation of his father, Franz Joseph succeeds as Emperor of Austria
Succession
Secures the replacement of Ferdinand I by Franz Josef I
Abdication
Abdicates in favor of his nephew Francis Joseph after the revolution of 1848
Abdication
Ferdinand I abdicates in favour of his nehew, Franz Josef I
Other events (month unknown)
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Russia
April Rising Ends Under Austrian Control
The April 1848 confrontation ended with Austrian authority restored over Krakow and its surrounding district.
Austrian Artillery Bombards Krakow
Austrian guns bombarded portions of Krakow on 26 April 1848 during clashes with insurgents and demonstrators.
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