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Events relating to austria
Napoleon marries the Austrian archduchess Marie Louise, daughter of the emperor Francis I
In a treaty with Russia and Prussia at Reichenbach, Austria agrees to declare war on France
Beethoven's Mass in D (the Missa Solemnis) has its first performance in Vienna, though still incomplete
The final version of Beethoven's opera Fidelio has its premiere in Vienna
The crowned heads of Europe and their representatives gather in Vienna to tidy up the post-Napoleonic continent
The rulers of Russia, Prussia and Austria form a Holy Alliance to preserve their concept of a Christian Europe
The congress of Vienna establishes a Confederation of the German States, now reduced in number to thirty-five
Austrian composer Franz Schubert begins, but never completes, the great work now known as his 'Unifinished' symphony (no 8.in B minor)
Austrian composer Franz Schubert writes the song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin ('The beautiful miller's wife')
Beethoven's ninth symphony (the Choral, because of its finale, setting Schiller's Ode to Joy) has its first performance in Vienna
Franz Schubert composes his 'Great' C major symphony (previously often attributed to 1828)
Austrian physicist Christian Doppler explains the acoustic effect now known by his name
An uprising in Vienna leads to the resignation, on the following day, of the long-serving chancellor Klemens von Metternich
Another uprising in Vienna causes the emperor Ferdinand I to flee for safety to Innsbruck
Martial law is imposed in Prague after a demonstration by radical Czech students following a Pan-Slav congress
Suppression of unrest in Hungary provokes a third violent uprising in Vienna and another flight by Ferdinand I, this time to Olomouc
18-year-old Francis Joseph becomes emperor of Austria when his uncle, Ferdinand I, abdicates at the end of a year of unrest
Nationalist leader Lajos Kossuth announces the independence of Hungary and the deposition of the Habsburg dynasty
In Vienna the younger Johann Strauss succeeds his father as the Waltz King
The Habsburgs recover power in both Austria and Hungary
Austrian monk Gregor Mendel begins his study of pea plants in the garden of the Abbey of St Thomas in Brno
Napoleon III and Cavour hatch a secret plan at Plombièes to tempt Austria into war in north Italy, and agree how to divide up the spoils
A French and Piedmontese army liberates Milan from Austrian rule
French and Piedmontese forces defeat the Austrians decisively at Solferino, in a battle involving appalling casualties
Prussia and Austria combine forces to seize Schleswig-Holstein, but soon fall out
