Grand Duchy of Kraków
| Grand Duchy of Kraków | |||||||||
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| Grand Duchy of Austria (Austria-Hungary) | |||||||||
| 1846–1918 | |||||||||
Location on the map Western border of the UK Fr. Krakowskie with Silesia marked with a red line running along the river. Przemsza. North and east the border with the Kingdom of Poland marked with a red line. The southern border with Galicia ran along the river. The Vistula, leaving Podgórze on the Galician side | |||||||||
| Capital | Kraków | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 50°4′N 19°56′E / 50.067°N 19.933°E | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Grand Duke of Kraków1 | |||||||||
• 1846–48 | Ferdinand I | ||||||||
• 1848–1916 | Franz Joseph I | ||||||||
• 1916–18 | Karl I | ||||||||
| Historical era | Modern Age | ||||||||
| 3 May 1815 | |||||||||
• Annexed | 16 November 1846 | ||||||||
| 1867 | |||||||||
| 31 October 1918 | |||||||||
| 10 September 1919 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
| 1 Also the Emperor of Austria. | |||||||||
The Grand Duchy of Kraków (German: Großherzogtum Krakau; Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Krakowskie) was created after the incorporation of the Free City of Cracow into Austria on 16 November 1846. From 1846 to 1918 the title, Grand Duke of Kraków, was part of the official titulary of the Emperor of Austria.