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0976
Leopold I
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
0994
Henry I
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1055
Ernest
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1075
Leopold II
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1095
Leopold III
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1136
Leopold IV
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1141
Henry II
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1177
Leopold V
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1194
Frederick I
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1198
Leopold VI
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1230
Frederick II
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1282
Albert I
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
Styria Succeeds as Duke of Styria
1298
Albert I
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1308
Frederick III
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1314
Frederick III
Succeeds as King of Germany
1325
Frederick III
Muhldorf Frederick III acknowledges Louis of Bavaria as Emperor
1330
Albert II
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
Succeeds as King of Germany
1339
Albert II
Becomes sole ruler of Germany
1365
Albert III
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1365
Leopold III
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1404
Albert V
Succeeds as Duke of Austria
1438
Albert V
Bohemia Succeeds as King of Bohemia
Succeeds as King of Germany
Succeeds as King of Hungary
1617
Ferdinand II
Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1617-1619
1618
Ferdinand II
Succeeds as King of Hungary, 1618-1625
1619
Ferdinand II
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1620
Ferdinand II
Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1620-1627
1654
Leopold I
Becomes the Habsburg heir
1700
Charles VI
Leopold I claims the throne of Spain for his son, leads to war
1711
Charles VI
Succeeds as King of Hungary, Charles III
17th April Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1713
Charles VI
19th April Issues the Pragmatic Sanction because he does not have a male heir
19th April The succession will go to Charles ' daughters starting with Maria Theresa
1729
Francis I
Lorraine Succeeds as the Duke of Lorraine
1733
Charles VI
Austria goes to war for the succession of the elector of Saxony to the Polish throne
1733
Eugenie Maurice
Lille Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army in the Rhineland
1737
Francis I
Tuscany Succeeds as the Duke of Tuscany
1738
Charles VI
Unsuccessful in the War of Polish Succession
1740
Charles VI
20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire
20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III
1740
Francis I
Succeeds as coregent of Austria with Maria Theresa
1740
Maria Theresa
Vienna Inherits the Habsburg Empire, disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III
Vienna Succeeds as Empress of Austria, the last Habsburg
Nov Vienna Succeeds as Queen of Hungary
1745
Francis I
Succeeds as Emperor of Austria
1745
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa's husband succeeds as Emperor
1765
Joseph II
Vienna Rules as co-regent with his mother with little influence until her death
Vienna Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1765
Leopold II
Tuscany Succeeds as Archduke of Tuscany
1780
Joseph II
Vienna Attains sole rule
1790
Leopold II
Vienna Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1791
Leopold II
Succeeds as King of Hungary
1804
Francis I
Vienna Succeeds as Emperor of Austria, 1st Austrian Emperor
1813
Metternich
Vienna Created hereditary Prince of the Austrian Empire
1830
Ferdinand I
Succeeds as King of Hungary
1835
Ferdinand I
Vienna Succeeds as Emperor of Austria
1836
Ferdinand I
Bohemia Succeeds as King of Bohemia
1838
Ferdinand I
Lombardy Succeeds as King of Lombardy
Venetia Succeeds as King of Venetia
1848
Franz Josef I
2nd Dec Vienna Succeeds as Emperor of Austria
1848
Schwarzenburg, Felix zu
Vienna Secures the Succession of Francis Joseph I
2nd Dec Vienna Secures the replacement of Ferdinand I by Franz Josef I
1864
Maximilian I
Succeeds as Emperor of Mexico
1867
Elizabeth
Succeeds as Queen of Hungary in a Dual Monarchy
1867
Franz Josef I
Crowned King of Hungary as part of a Dual Monarchy
1903
Albrecht of Wurtemberg
Succeeds to the Wurtemberg throne
1916
Charles I
Succeeds as Emperor of Austria, last Emperor
Succeeds as King of Hungary
11th Nov Accedes to the throne on the death of Franz Josef
1921
Charles I
Vienna Proclaims himself Charles VI of Hungary but fails to secure the throne

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