1760 in Austria
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Events from the year 1760 in Austria
Decades:
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Maria Theresa
Events
- August 30 â Seven Years' War â Battle of Legnica: Prussia under Frederick the Great defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Laudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun.
- November 3 â Seven Years' War â Battle of Torgau: The Prussian army defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe.
- September 5 - The Marriage of Josef II and Isabella of Parma[1][2]
Births
- April 20 - Georg Sigmund Robining von Rottenfeld was the owner of an ironworks business and a captain in the Imperial and Royal Landwehr.[3]
- June 26 - Johann I Joseph Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1836)[4]
- July 29 - Johann Georg Laschensky was a mason and master builder from Salzburg[5]
- December 21 - Carl Ehrenbert Freiherr von Moll was a jurist and statesman from Salzburg
Deaths
- February 17 - Franz Anton Danreiter was a renowned architect, court gardener, and draftsman.