Alliance Austria and Prussia
Austria enters into a defensive alliance with Prussia against Russia.
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1854 in Austria
Explore 10 historical events and records for Austria in 1854.
Historical records for Austria in 1854
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April
Mobilization
Austria masses an army of 50,000 in Galicia and Transylvania.
June
Austrian Mobilization
Mobilizes troops to pressure Russia on the Danube.
Danubian Principalities
Presses Russia to evacuate the Danubian Principalities.
August
Peace
Russia rejects Allied peace conditions, the Vienna Four Points.
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Franz Rohr von Denta Straussenberg
Born in Arad, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (modern-day Romania), in 1854 as Franz Denta
Marriage
Franz Josef marries Elizabeth, 1st cousin & daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria
Marriage
Franz Josef marries Elizabeth, 1st cousin & daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria
Neutrality
Austria refuses to support either the Allies or the Russians and alienates both.
Political Support
Austria refuses to support either the Allies or the Russians and alienates both.
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