Grand Duchy of Kraków

Grand Duchy of Kraków
Großherzogtum Krakau (German)
Wielkie Księstwo Krakowskie (Polish)
Grand Duchy of Austria (Austria-Hungary)
1846–1918

Map of the Grand Duchy of Kraków
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.