Duchy of Salzburg

  • Duchy of Salzburg (1805–1810; 1849–1918)
  • Salzachkreis (1810–1849)
Herzogtum Salzburg
Flag of Salzburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Salzburg
Coat of arms
The Duchy of Salzburg within Austria-Hungary
The Duchy of Salzburg within Austria-Hungary
Status
CapitalSalzburg
Common languagesGerman
Central Bavarian
GovernmentDuchy
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Electorate of Salzburg Electorate of Salzburg
Upper Austria 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.

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