Grand Duchy of Kraków

Grand Duchy of Kraków
Großherzogtum Krakau (German)
Wielkie Księstwo Krakowskie (Polish)
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
CapitalKraków
Area
  Coordinates50°4′N 19°56′E / 50.067°N 19.933°E / 50.067; 19.933
Government
Grand Duke of Kraków1 
 1846–48
Ferdinand I
 1848–1916
Franz Joseph I
 1916–18
Karl I
Historical eraModern Age
 Free City
3 May 1815
 Annexed
16 November 1846
 Ausgleich
1867
31 October 1918
10 September 1919
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Free City of Cracow
Second Polish Republic
Today part ofPoland
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.