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Austria-Hungary
1867–1918
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise (Ausgleich) of 1867 transformed the Austrian Empire into a dual monarchy: two sovereign states (Cisleithania and the Kingdom of Hungary) sharing a monarch, a common army, foreign policy, and finances, resting constitutionally on the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 (by which Hungary had accepted the undivided Habsburg succession). Franz Joseph I reigned over the compromise until 1916.
- Existed
- 1867–1918
- Shown on the map
- 1868–1918
- Peak area
- 936k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise (Ausgleich) of 1867 transformed the Austrian Empire into a dual monarchy: two sovereign states (Cisleithania and the Kingdom of Hungary) sharing a monarch, a common army, foreign policy, and finances, resting constitutionally on the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 (by which Hungary had accepted the undivided Habsburg succession). Franz Joseph I reigned over the compromise until 1916. The dual monarchy's July Crisis of 1914—following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand—precipitated World War I; military defeat and nationalist secession dissolved the monarchy in 1918.
Common questions
- What was Austria-Hungary?
- The Austro-Hungarian Compromise (Ausgleich) of 1867 transformed the Austrian Empire into a dual monarchy: two sovereign states (Cisleithania and the Kingdom of Hungary) sharing a monarch, a common army, foreign policy, and finances, resting constitutionally on the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 (by which Hungary had accepted the undivided Habsburg succession). Franz Joseph I reigned over the compromise until 1916.
- When did Austria-Hungary exist?
- Austria-Hungary existed 1867–1918. On this map it is drawn 1868–1918.
- How large was Austria-Hungary?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Austria-Hungary covered about 936,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, German History in Documents and Images, national institutions such as the Swiss Federal Council and the National Museum of Denmark, and the scholarship of Peter H. Wilson and Joachim Whaley on the Holy Roman Empire. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Austria-Hungary en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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