Austria: Historical Dates
| 15 BC | The Roman Empire controlled Austria south of the Danube. |
| AD 166 | Northern tribes began invading Austria. |
| 955 | Austria came under the rule of Otto I of Germany. |
| 1278 | Holy Roman emperor Rudolf I, a member of the Habsburg family, began acquiring Austrian lands. |
| 1438 | The Habsburg Archduke of Austria assumed the title of Holy Roman Emperor. The Austrian Habsburgs held the title of emperor almost continuously until 1806. |
| 1683 | Invading Ottomans were stopped short of Vienna for the second and final time. |
| 1713 | Charles VI declared the Pragmatic Sanction, allowing his daughter Maria Theresa to inherit the throne. |
| 1806 | The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved after Napoleon I conquered much of the empire. |
| 1815 | Prince Klemens von Metternich represented the Austrian Empire at the Congress of Vienna. Metternich dominated Austrian politics until 1848. |
| 1866 | Italy and Prussia defeated Austria in the Seven Weeks' War, weakening the empire. The next year, the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was declared. |
| 1914 | Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated, triggering World War I. |
| 1918 | Following defeat in World War I, the last Habsburg emperor was overthrown. Austria became a republic. |
| 1938 | German troops seized Austria. Germany announced the Anschluss, or union, of Austria and Germany. |
| 1945 | Austria was occupied by the Allied powers following World War II. |
| 1955 | Austria regained its independence, but declared its permanent neutrality in foreign affairs. |
| 1976 | The Winter Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck. |
| 1986 | Kurt Waldheim was elected president despite allegations of involvement in Nazi war crimes during World War II. |
| 1995 | Austria became a member of the European Union. |