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3 days ago · Austria-Hungary constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy: it was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after Hungary terminated the union with Austria on 31 October 1918.
2 days ago · Ferdinand I, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and archduke of Austria in the name of his brother Charles V became suo jure monarch as well as the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor (designated as successor already in 1531). Philip became King of Spain and its colonial empire as Philip II, and ruler
5 days ago · At the same time, he claimed an active role for Hungary in European affairs and oversaw Hungary’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1999. Orbán stepped down as leader of Fidesz when, in January 2000, a party congress voted to separate the posts of prime minister and party head.
2 days ago · Kingdom of Hungary. (1000 – 1526) Ottoman Empire. (16th–17th century) Habsburg monarchy. (1526–1918) Czechoslovakia. (1918–1993) Contemporary Slovakia. Slovakia portal. v. t. e. The history of Slovakia dates back to the findings of ancient human artifacts. This article shows the history of the country from prehistory to the present day. Prehistory.
2 days ago · Because they lacked a national dynasty, patron saints, and a native aristocracy or bourgeoisie, their national hero became the 18th-century outlaw Jánošík, sometimes called the Slovak Robin Hood. Only in 1918, when World War I ended with Austria-Hungary on the losing side, did Slovakia materialize as a geopolitical unit—but within the new ...
5 days ago · When he was 16, he became co-monarch of Spain and its many dominions. And by 19, he would become Holy Roman Emperor, a title he acquired after bribing the princes who were the electors. Before he had even reached 20, he had become the most powerful man in Europe. Charles’s rise was due to many factors, but charisma was not one of them.
2 days ago · Gaby Mahlberg argues that although seventeenth century republicans were not necessarily opposed in principle to monarchy they did consistently object to ‘a concrete brand of Stuart divine-right monarchy that claimed to be naturally derived from fatherhood and in which the power of kings and fathers was seen as identical’ (p. 48).
