In 1029 Moravia - which had been an independent Kingdom or Duchy from ca 830
to 906 and had afterwards been subject to Hungary - became part of Bohemia.
In 1182 it again became a separate unit, styled the Markgraviate of Moravia.
It continued however to be linked to Bohemia in a personal union for most of
the time, the Bohemian rulers also assuming the title of Margrave of Moravia
1197 - 1224, 1239 - 1246, 1252 - 1349 and finally 1414 - 1918.
In 1526, when the Habsburgs became Kings of Bohemia, Moravia also became one
of their possessions. In 1849 it became a separate Kronland of the Monarchy,
enjoying a certain degree of selfgovernment from 1861 onwards.
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HEADS OF STATE
Margraves
House of Habsburg - Lothringen
(ruled since 1780)
1804 - 1918 The Emperors of Austria
(in their capacity of Kings of Bohemia)
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IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATORS
Statthalter
1870 - 1872 Siegmund, Graf von Thun und Hohenstein
1872 - 1874 Philipp, Freiherr Weber von Ebenhof 1818 - 1900
1874 - 1880 Ludwig, Freiherr Possinger-Choborski
1880 Franz, Ritter Kallina-Urbanov
1880 - 1881 Karl, Freiherr Korb-Weidenheim
1881 - 1888 Friedrich Erwin Maria Karl
Franz Johan, Graf von Schönborn-
Buchheim-Wolfstahl 1841 -
1888 - 1893 Hermann, Freiherr von Loebl
1893 - 1900 Alois, Freiherr von Spens-Boden
1900 - 1906 Karl, Graf Zierotin-Lilgenau
1906 - 1907 Hermann, Graf Pillersdorf
1908 - 1911 Karl, Freiherr von Heinold-Udynski 1862 - 1943
1911 - 1915 Oktavian, Freiherr von Regner-Bleyleben
1915 - 1918 Karl, Freiherr von Heinold-Udynski (2x)
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HEADS OF THE LAND ADMINISTRATION
Landeshauptleute
1870 - 1871 Adalbert, Freiherr Widmann
1871 Hugo Karl Edouard, Fürst zu Salm-
Reifferscheid (2x) 1803 - 1888
1871 - 1884 Adalbert, Freiherr Widmann (2x)
1884 - 1906 Felix, Graf Vetter-Lilie
1906 - 1918 Otto, Graf Serényi von Kis-Serényi
In 1918 local Czech National Councils - subordinated to the central National
Council in Prague - assumed power in cities like Brno, Kromeriz and Olomouc
and soon afterwards Moravia was integrated in the new Czechoslovak State.
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