Duchy of Salzburg

Duchy of Salzburg (1805–1810; 1849–1918)

*Salzachkreis* (1810–1849)

*Herzogtum Salzburg*
Duchy of Salzburg (1805–1810; 1849–1918); Salzachkreis (1810–1849); Herzogtum Salzburg
	Flag Coat of arms
	The Duchy of Salzburg within Austria-Hungary
Status	Crown land of the Austrian Empire (1805–1810; 1849–1867); Kreis of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1810–1816); Kreis of Upper Austria (1816–1849); Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918);
Capital	Salzburg
Common languages	German; Central Bavarian
Government	Duchy
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Electorate of Salzburg
	Upper Austria
Salzburg (state)

The Duchy of Salzburg (German: Herzogtum Salzburg) was a Cisleithanian crown land of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary from 1849 to 1918. Its capital was Salzburg, while other towns in the duchy included Zell am See and Gastein.^[1] Before becoming a crown land, Salzburg went through numerous changes of rulership. It is differentiated from its predecessor, the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, as it was mediatized in 1803 through the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss and remained henceforth under secular rule as the Electorate (Kurfürstentum) of Salzburg; in the following 43 years, it would undergo three more changes of rulership before becoming the crown land of Salzburg.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Salzburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 105.

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Salzburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 105.

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