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Seven Weeks' War, also called Austro-Prussian War was a war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria,, and certain minor German states on the other. It ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany -
In February 1867 Austria-Hungary was formed through a Compromise. -
On this day, the political and economic compromise, consisting of 5 laws was ratified by the Hungarian diet, creating Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. -
Croatia stayed part of the kingdom of Hungary, but was recognized as a distinct political unit with certain degree of authonomy, for example Serbo-Croatian became the official language of it -
With Civil Marriage Act, marriage stopped being a church ritualm divorce became possible. Judaism became an accepted religion. These changes faced opposition in shape of newly-formed Catholic Party -
15 Slovakian people were killed by gendarmes after gathering for consecration of the local Catholic Church -
The Dual Alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany is renewed for another six years -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, leading to Austro-Hungary devlaring war on Serbia and the outbreak of the WW1 -
On 17 October 1918, the Hungarian Parliament voted in favour of terminating the union with Austria and declaring independence of the country. The most prominent opponent of continued union with Austria, Count Mihály Károlyi, seized power in the Aster Revolution on 31 October. -
As the result of success of the Aster Revolution success First Hungarian Republic was founded, with Hungary declaring its independance, thereby the Empire was dissolved