Austria

• 976 - Margraviate of Austria (Ostarrîchi) secedes from Bavaria.
• 976 - The house of Babenberg rules in Austria (976 - 1246)
• 976 - Leopold I starts to rule
• 994 - Henry I starts to rule
• 1018 - Adalbert starts to rule
• 1055 - Ernest starts to rule
• 1075 - Leopold II starts to rule
• 1095 - Leopold III starts to rule
• 1137 - Leopold IV starts to rule
• 1141 - Henry II starts to rule
• 1156 - The Margraviate of Austria is elevated to the cathegory of Duchy
• 1177 - Leopold V starts to rule
• 1195 - Frederick I starts to rule
• 1198 - Leopold VI starts to rule
• 1230 - Frederick II starts to rule
• 1246 - Frederick II dies, starting a period called "Interregnum"
• 1246 - Vladislaus of Moravia claims the throne of Austria
• 1247 - Vladislaus dies
• 1248 - Herman VI of Baden claims the throne of Austria
• 1250 - Herman VI dies
• 1250 - Frederick I of Baden claims the throne of Austria
• 1251 - Ottokar II of Bohemia claims the throne of Austria
• 1268 - Frederick I of Baden dies, ending Baden's claims to the throne of Austria
• 1278 - Rudolf I of Germany defeats Ottokar II and ends his rule on Austria
• 1278 - Rudolf I starts to rule on Austria, starting the Habsburg dynasty at Austria
• 1282 - Rudolf II starts to rule
• 1283 - Rudolf II dies, the throne is given to Albert I of Germany
• 1298 - The throne is given to Rudolf III
• 1308 - Dispute between Frederick I and Leopold I
• 1326 - Leopold I dies, Frederick I takes the throne
• 1330 - Frederick dies, another dispute sets in between Albert II and Otto I
• 1339 - Otto I dies, but two more disputers set in, Frederick II and Leopold II
• 1344 - Both Leopold II and Frederick II die, Albert II rules
• 1358 - Rudolf IV starts to rule
• 1359 - The Duchy of Austria is elevated to the cathegory of Archduchy, however, this isn't confirmed until 1453
• 1365 - Albert III starts to rule, but is disputed with Leopold III
• 1379 - Albert III and Leopold III divide Austria in 2, the Albertinian line and the Leopoldian line
• 1386 - Leopoldian line: Dispute begins between William and Leopold IV
• 1395 - Albertinian line: Albert IV starts to rule
• 1402 - Leopoldian line: Ernest and Frederick IV enter the dispute
• 1404 - Albertinian line: Albert V starts to rule
• 1406 - Leopoldian line: William I dies, the Leopoldian line splits, the Junior Tyrolean line and the Ernestine line
• 1439 - Junior Tyrolean line: Sigismund starts to rule
• 1424 - Ernestine line: Frederick IV starts to rule
• 1435 - Ernestine line: Frederick IV leaves the throne, the Ernestine line disappears.
• 1439 - Albertinian line: Albert V dies, no king hiers until 1440
• 1440 - Albertinian line: Ladislaus I starts to rule
• 1457 - Albertinian line: After the death of Ladislaus I, the Albertinian line's territories are given to the Leopoldian line
• 1457 - Leopoldian line: Dispute between Frederick V and Albert VI
• 1463 - Leopoldian line: Albert VI dies, Frederick V rules
• 1490 - Maximilian I takes the Junior Tyrolean line
• 1493 - Maximilian I takes the Leopoldian line, Austria is finally unified under the same Archduchy
• 1519 - Charles I starts to rule
• 1521 - Charles I gives the throne to his son Ferdinand I
• 1564 - Ferdinand I dies, Austria is divided again in: Lower and Upper Austria (Maximilian II), Tyrol and Further Austria (Ferdinand II), Inner Austria (Charles II)