The Austro-Serbian Convention of 1881 was a secret bilateral treaty that was signed in Belgrade on 28 June 1881 by Gabriel Freiherr Herbert-Rathkeal on behalf of Austria-Hungary and by Čedomilj Mijatović on behalf of the Principality of Serbia. The convention effectively turned Serbia into a protectorate state of Austria-Hungary, which meant its accession by proxy to the subsequent Triple Alliance (1882). Serbia then received Austrian support during the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
On June 28, in the year 1881, The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 28, one of 428 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 28, 1881 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 10 March 2026.
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