| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Republic of Austria to the Kingdom of Spain |
| Insignia: | Austria Bundesadler.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Austria |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Austria, Madrid |
| Incumbent: | Christian Ebner |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Website: | Austrian Embassy, Spain |
The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Spain is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Madrid.[1]
From 1580 to 1640, the Kingdom of Spain was ruled in personal union with the Kingdom of Portugal by the Philip dynasty (Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV) and, until 1700, by the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg.
In 1720, Charles VI and Philip V recognized the Bourbon dynasty as rulers of Spain. In 1869, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Marshal Francisco Serrano Domínguez and that of Amadeo I. In 1871, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Francisco Serrano Domínguez. In 1874, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Alfonso XII, who restored the Bourbon dynasty.
From 1918, the official residence of the Austrian ambassador was at Calle de Fortuny, from 1968 at Calle Núñez de Balboa and is currently located at Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid.
| Appointed / Accredited | Name | Title / Notes | Appointed during | Accredited during | Left post |
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| Ferdinand I | Philip II | ||||
| Maximilian II | |||||
| Nephew of Hans | Rudolf II | Matthias | |||
| Leopold I | Charles II | ||||
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| Breakdown of relations | Philip V | ||||
| Ambassador | Charles VI | Louis I | |||
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| Ambassador | Maria Theresia | Ferdinand VI | |||
| Ambassador | Charles III | ||||
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| Ambassador | Joseph II | ||||
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| Ambassador | Francis II | Charles IV | |||
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| Appointed / Accredited | Name | Title / Notes | Appointed during | Accredited during | Left post |
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| Envoy | Francis II | Charles IV | |||
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| Breakdown of relations | Ferdinand VII | ||||
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| Envoy | Isabella II | ||||
| Vacant | Ferdinand I | ||||
| Envoy | Franz Joseph I | ||||
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| Appointed / Accredited | Name | Title / Notes | Appointed during | Accredited during | Left post |
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| Envoy | Franz Joseph I | Isabella II | |||
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| Amadeo I | |||||
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| Alfonso XII | |||||
| Ambassador | Alfonso XIII | ||||
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Ambassador of the First Republic (1925 to 1938) and ambassador of the Second Republic (since 1956).
| Appointed / Accredited | Name | Title / Notes | Appointed during | Accredited during | Left post | |
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| Alfonso XIII | ||||||
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| Juan Carlos I | ||||||
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| [3] | Felipe VI | |||||