Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)

Kingdom of Croatia
Kraljevina Hrvatska (Croatian)
Regnum Croatiae (Latin)
Horvát Királyság (Hungarian)
Königreich Kroatien (German)
1527–1868
Anthem: Carevka
   Kraljevina Hrvatska 1526.
Map of Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, Istria and the Republic of Ragusa in the 18th century
Map of Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, Istria and the Republic of Ragusa in the 18th century
StatusIn personal union with Kingdom of Hungary
(within Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary)
CapitalZagreb (1557–1756)
Varaždin (1756–1776)
Zagreb (1776–1868)
Common languagesOfficial:
Latin
(until 1784; 1790–1847)
German
(1784–1790)
Croatian
(1847–1868)
Religion
Catholic Church
Demonym(s)Croats
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 1527–1564 (first)
Ferdinand I
• 1848–1868 (last)
Franz Joseph I
Ban 
• 1527–1531 (first)
Ivan Karlović
• 1867–1868 (last)
Levin Rauch de Nyék
LegislatureSabor
Historical eraEarly Modern period
1 January 1527
26 January 1699
11 March 1712
15 March 1848
30 March 1867
26 September 1868
CurrencyFlorin
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
City of Fiume
Today part of

The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska; Latin: Regnum Croatiae; Hungarian: Horvát Királyság, German: Königreich Kroatien) was part of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years. Its capital was Zagreb. It was also a part of the lands of the Habsburg monarchy from 1527, following the Election in Cetin, and the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867.

The Kingdom of Croatia had large territorial losses in wars with the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Until the 18th century, the kingdom included only a small north-western part of present-day Croatia around Zagreb, and a small strip of coastland around Rijeka, that were not part of the Ottoman Empire or part of the Croatian Military Frontier. Between 1744 and 1868, the Kingdom of Croatia included a subordinate autonomous kingdom, the Kingdom of Slavonia. The territory of the Slavonian kingdom was recovered from the Ottoman Empire, and was subsequently part of the Military Frontier for a short period. In 1744, these territories were organized as the Kingdom of Slavonia and included within the Kingdom of Croatia as an autonomous part. In 1868, they were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

  1. ^ Heimer, Željko. "Hrvatska-povijesne zastave". zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Heimer, Željko; Zdvořák, Janko Ehrlich. "Croatia in the Habsburg Empire". crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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