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| 1713 |
| | The treaties signed in Utrecht bring to an end the War of the Spanish Succession | |
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| 1714 |
| | In the aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Spanish Netherlands are transferred to Austria | |
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| 1716 |
| | The Habsburg emperor Charles VI has a son, but the child dies within the year | |
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| 1723 |
| | The Austrian emperor, Charles VI, agrees that Hungary shall be ruled as a separate kingdom within his empire | |
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| 1740 |
| | The Habsburg emperor Charles VI dies and is succeeded by his elder daughter, the 23-year-old Maria Theresa | |
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| 1740 |
| | Frederick II, the king of Prussia, invades the neighbouring Habsburg province of Silesia, launching the War of the Austrian Succession | |
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| 1748 |
| | The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession, but only postpones the continuation of hostilities (in the Seven Years' War) | |
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| 1756 |
| | In what becomes known as the Diplomatic Revolution, two of Europe's long-standing rivals - France and Austria - sign a treaty of alliance | |
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| 1762 |
| | 6-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart plays for the Habsburg empress Maria Theresa | |
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| 1763 |
| | The Treaty of Hubertusburg, between Prussia and Austria, increases the power of Prussia among the many separate states of Germany | |
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