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The history of Austria covers the history of Austria and its predecessor states. In the late Iron Age Austria was occupied by people of the Hallstatt Celtic culture (c. 800 BC), they first organized as a Celtic kingdom referred to by the Romans as Noricum, dating from c. 800 to 400 BC.
The Austrian Serbian Society was founded in 1936. Today, Serbs in Austria are mainly found in Vienna, Salzburg, and Graz. Of the remaining number of Austria's people who are of non-Austrian descent, many come from surrounding countries, especially from the former East Bloc nations.
Flemish revolts against Maximilian of Austria: A second revolt against Maximilian's rule over Burgundy began, in Ghent. 1488: 8 January: Maximilian issued a decree establishing the Royal Netherlands Navy. 14 February: At the urging of Frederick III, the Swabian League, a mutual defense association of imperial estates, was established at ...
The Austrian Empire, [a] officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.
Austria: 12 November 1918: Declaration of the Republic of German-Austria: 17 September 1156: Privilegium Minus: Sovereignty from Duchy of Bavaria as a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire: 14 December 1921: City of Sopron, and 8 other towns moved to Hungary after plebiscite: 11 August 1804: Proclamation of the Austrian Empire: 27 April 1945
In 1155, Margrave Henry II of Austria made Vienna his capital. In 1156, Austria was raised to a duchy in the Privilegium Minus, with Vienna becoming the seat of all future dukes. During that time, the Schottenstift was founded.
The First Austrian Republic (German: Erste Österreichische Republik), officially the Republic of Austria, was created after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10 September 1919—the settlement after the end of World War I which ended the Habsburg rump state of Republic of German-Austria—and ended with the establishment of the Austrofascist Federal State of Austria based ...
Albert founded the Albertinian Line, who received the Duchy of Austria, later called Lower Austria (not to be confused with the namesake modern state); Leopold founded the Leopoldinian Line , who received the duchies of Styria , Carinthia and Carniola (the group of lands also called Inner Austria ), the County of Tyrol and Further Austria .