1772 – 1795★★★★★
Partitions of Poland
Russia, Prussia and Austria carve up the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in three partitions, erasing it from the map of Europe by 1795.
PoliticsTreaty· Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Germany, Austria
Timeline
6 events18th century
19th century
- August 6, 1806★★★★★
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
Under pressure from Napoleon, Emperor Francis II abdicates and dissolves the Holy Roman Empire after roughly a thousand years.
PoliticsDynasty· Germany, Austria - 1814 – June 9, 1815★★★★★
Congress of Vienna
The European powers meet in Vienna to reorder the continent after the Napoleonic Wars, redrawing the map of Europe and establishing a balance of power.
TreatyPolitics· Austria, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France - June 1878 – July 1878★★★★★
Congress of Berlin
The European powers reorganise the Balkans after the Russo-Turkish War, recognising the independence of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania.
TreatyPolitics· Germany, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Austria, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Bulgaria
20th century
- June 28, 1914★★★★★
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife are shot dead by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, triggering the crisis that leads to the First World War.
PoliticsDeath· Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Serbia - November 9, 1938 – November 10, 1938★★★★★
Kristallnacht
An organised pogrom against Jews across Germany and Austria destroys thousands of shops and synagogues, with about 30,000 people arrested.
PoliticsReligion· Germany, Austria