Habsburg rise in Austria

Name: Habsburg rise in Austria
Start: 1270
End: 1278

Type Event Region Austria Time 1270–1278

In the 1270s, the Habsburgs gradually consolidated control over Austria and its surrounding lands through inheritance, marriage, and imperial politic…

Timeline

1273–1276Austria · AustriaAfter becoming emperor, Rudolf I used imperial authority to contest Austria and other lands with King Ottokar II of Bohemia, gradually establishing practical control over the duchy of Austria through diplomatic pressure.
1278–1270Vienna · AustriaAfter the Battle of Marchfeld, the Habsburgs gained full control of Austria and Styria, developed Vienna into the family's political and economic center, and the status of the duchy of Austria rose markedly.

Sources

Encyclopædia Britannica: House of Habsburg https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Habsburg
A History of the Habsburg Empire, 1273-1700 — Jean Bérenger (1994)