1785 in Austria

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Decades:	1780s 1790s 1800s
See also:	Other events of 1785 List of years in Austria

Events from the year 1785 in Austria

Incumbents

• Monarch – Joseph II
• State Chancellor - Wenzel Anton

Events

• July 29 - Vienna experienced a flood that left much of the city submerged underwater ^{[1] [2]}
• Treaty of Fontainebleau; the Dutch agree to compensate the Austrian Netherlands for the continued closure of the Scheldt River to navigation. ^{[3] [4]}

Undated

• Joseph II extends serfdom reforms to Hungary, granting peasants greater personal freedoms. ^[5]

Deaths

• December 26 - Ignatz Anton von Weiser was a renowned playwright and dialect poet. (b. 1701) ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "VERSCHMUTZT – VERBAUT – VERGESSEN (in German)" (PDF).
2. "Hochwasser 1785". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
3. "What Was The Treaty of Fontainebleau?". WorldAtlas. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
4. "Austrian Netherlands, 4/5/2013". www.globecoins.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
5. Zöllner, Erich, Wagnleitner, Reinhold F., Roider, Karl A., Fellner, Fritz. "history of Austria". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Austria. Accessed 29 July 2025.
6. "Taufbuch - TFBVII | Salzburg-Dompfarre | Salzburg: Rk. Erzdiözese Salzburg | Österreich | Matricula Online". data.matricula-online.eu. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
7. "Sterbebuch - STBIV | Salzburg-Dompfarre | Salzburg: Rk. Erzdiözese Salzburg | Österreich | Matricula Online". data.matricula-online.eu. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
8. "Trauungsbuch - TRBV | Salzburg-Dompfarre | Salzburg: Rk. Erzdiözese Salzburg | Österreich | Matricula Online". data.matricula-online.eu. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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