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Both countries have a long common history since the ruling dynasty of Austria, the Habsburgs, inherited the Hungarian throne in the 16th century. Both were part of the now-defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1921, after their separation.
We’ll never know for sure, but without the combined forces of nationalism in the First World War, it’s possible that Austria-Hungary could have carried on into the 20th and 21st century as a sort of prototype for the European Union.
It was the rise of local mono-cultural nationalisms that led to the break-up of the Empire, when Slav nationalism resulted in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne on June 28, 1914 and Austria-Hungary was catapulted into the armed conflict that became World War I.
Apr 10, 2018 · At the other end of the spectrum, take Hungary. From 1867 when the “Hungarian” part was added to the name of the Empire, Hungary had a privileged role within the Monarchy. It had its own military, its own parliament and prime minister, and its own king- who also happened to be the Austrian emperor.
Nov 2, 2021 · Austria-Hungary began mobilizing for a single-front war on 28 July. In less than a year however, and for the duration, Austria-Hungary found itself trapped in a three-front war for which it had not planned.
On February 17, 1867, Franz Joseph restored the Hungarian constitution. A ministry responsible to the Hungarian Diet was formed under Andrássy, and in May 1867 the diet approved Law XII, legalizing what became known as the Ausgleich (“Compromise”).
The Austrian constitution was accepted by the Imperial Diet of Austria, in which Hungary had no representation and traditionally had no legislative power in the territory of Kingdom of Hungary; still, it also tried to abolish the Diet of Hungary, which existed as the supreme legislative power in Hungary since the late 12th century.
