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4 days ago · In 1806, when Emperor Francis II of Austria dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, Austria became the Austrian Empire, and was also part of the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. In 1867, Austria formed a dual monarchy with Hungary: the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918).
2 days ago · One of Europe's major powers at the time, Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe, after the Russian Empire, at 621,538 km 2 (239,977 sq mi) [6] and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire ).
4 days ago · The House of Habsburg (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ), also known as the House of Austria, is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.
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Mar 18, 2024 · Introduction. Background. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade.
Mar 6, 2024 · Ferdinand I (born March 10, 1503, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died July 25, 1564, Vienna, Habsburg domain [now in Austria]) was the Holy Roman emperor (1558–64) and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, who, with his Peace of Augsburg (1555), concluded the era of religious strife in Germany following the rise of Lutheranism by recognizing the righ...
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Mar 17, 2024 · Alfred, Fürst (prince) zu Windischgrätz (born May 11, 1787, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium]—died March 21, 1862, Vienna, Austria) Austrian field marshal who was the leader of the reactionary faction of the Habsburg empire during the 1848 revolutions.
Mar 3, 2024 · The Austrian Empire comprised vast amounts of land populated by many different ethnic groups, some of whom were quite happy to be ruled by an emperor in Vienna and some of whom wanted their own say in their own affairs.