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6 days ago · Otto the Jolly (der Fröhliche), brother of the above, duke of Austria and Styria 1330–1339 (together with his brother), duke of Carinthia after 1335. Rudolph IV the Founder ( der Stifter ), oldest son of Albert II.
May 8, 2024 · Otto the Great, also known as Otto I, was a seminal figure in European history, whose reign as King of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor laid foundational stones for the medieval empire and profoundly influenced the continent’s political landscape.
3 days ago · The War of the Austrian Succession [f] was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the First and Second Silesian Wars .
6 days ago · War of the Austrian Succession, (1740–48), a conglomeration of related wars, two of which developed directly from the death of Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor and head of the Austrian branch of the house of Habsburg, on Oct. 20, 1740. In the war for the Austrian succession itself, France.
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5 days ago · In conclusion, Austria-Hungary‘s fateful decision to issue an ultimatum to Serbia in July 1914 was the spark that ignited the powder keg of Europe and plunged the continent into World War I. The Dual Monarchy‘s leaders, blinded by their own ambitions and fears, gambled everything on a war with Serbia and lost.
6 days ago · One of the more striking developments in recent European history has been the emergence of peace within large parts of Europe, the realisation in some sense of older visionary ideals and plans for a peaceful Europe which form part of Le Goff's story (e.g. pp. 181–2, 187).
3 days ago · Austria, largely mountainous landlocked country of south-central Europe. Together with Switzerland, it forms what has been characterized as the neutral core of Europe, notwithstanding Austria’s full membership since 1995 in the supranational European Union (EU).
