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Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy, the Hapsburg empire from 1867 until its fall in 1918. The Nature of Austria-Hungary The reorganization of Austria and Hungary was made possible by the Ausgleich [compromise] of 1867, a constitutional compromise between Hungarian aspiration... Read more
Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War, June 15-Aug. 23, 1866, between Prussia, allied with Italy, and Austria, seconded by Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony, Hanover, Baden, and several smaller German states. It was deliberately provoked by Bismarck , over the objections of his king, in order... Read more
Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto , town (1991 pop. 29,231), Venetia, NE Italy, in the Alpine foothills. It is a secondary industrial and commercial center and a spa. There, in Oct.-Nov., 1918, the Italians won a decisive victory over the Austrians, which led to the Austro-Hungarian surrender to Armando Diaz on Nov. ... Read more
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von , 1863-1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912-15). During the Balkan Wars he successfully worked for the creation of an independent Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic Sea. After the assassination (June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Saraj... Read more
Ottokar Czernin, Graf
Ottokar Czernin, Graf , 1872-1932, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. He was an adviser to Archduke Francis Ferdinand. As foreign minister (1916-18) he sought a negotiated peace, but was unwilling to abandon Austrian war aims in Italy and the Balkans. He was one of the negotiators of the Treaty of ... Read more
Otto von Hapsburg
Otto von Hapsburg 1912-, Austrian archduke and former pretender to the Austro-Hungarian throne, son of Emperor Charles I and Empress Zita. After World War II began, he went to the United States and made an unsuccessful attempt to form an Austrian legion to fight Germany. Returning to Europe in 1946... Read more
Mukacheve
Mukacheve , Czech Mukačevo, Hung. Munkács, Rus. Mukachevo, city (1989 pop. 85,000), SW Ukraine. It is a rail terminus and highway junction and has food, tobacco, beer, wine, furniture, textile, and timber industries. From the 9th to the 11th cent., Mukacheve was part of the Kievan ... Read more
Habsburg
Habsburg (Hapsburg) Austrian royal dynasty, a leading ruling house in Europe from the 13th to 19th century. It became a major force when Rudolf I was elected king of the Germans (1273). He established the core of the Habsburg dominions in Austria. The Habsburgs ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1438... Read more
Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim , 1893-1947, Austro-Hungarian sociologist and historian, born and educated in Hungary. He taught at Heidelberg and Frankfurt and, from 1933 to his death, at the Univ. of London. In his historical writings he emphasized the role of social values. Mannheim was influenced by—but cri... Read more
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth , Hung. Kossuth Lajos, 1802-94, Hungarian revolutionary hero. Born of a Protestant family and a lawyer by training, he entered politics as a member of the diet and soon won a large following. His liberal and nationalist program did not avoid the possibility of dissolving the union of... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Austro-Hungarian"

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy...constitutional compromise between Hungarian aspirations for independence...Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866...union of the Austrian and Hungarian crowns in the Hapsburg...
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918) Organization of the old Austrian Empire into the Kingdom of Hungary and the Empire of Austria...
Austro-Prussian War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War, June...of Austria (reorganized in 1867 as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy) toward the east. The moderate peace terms facilitated the Austro-German alliance of 1879. Bibliography...
Austro-Ottoman Wars
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World AUSTRO-OTTOMAN WARS AUSTRO-OTTOMAN WARS. By the...inflicting a severe defeat on a Hungarian army at Moh á...guaranteed the rights of Hungarian Protestants. The second...in which the existing Austro-Ottoman borders were...
Austria-Hungary and the Middle East
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...Hungary joined to form the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867, under Austrian...characterized its citizens. Austro-Hungarian policy toward the Middle East...possessions of the Ottoman Empire. Austro-Hungarian Slavs included Poles, Ukrainians...
Ferdinand Porsche
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...tradespeople and part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Porsche's father...top-ranking officers of the Austro-Hungarian army. He even chauffeured...the dissolution of both the Austro-Hungarian and German empires, Austro...
Croatian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...but with the rise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Croatians found...against the Austrian nobles, but Austro-Hungarian control of the Croatians continued...proportion to the decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. World War I erupted...
Francis Deák
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Francis Deák The Hungarian statesman Francis De...the architect of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867...Francis Deák, Hungarian Statesman: A Memoir...Eisenmann, Le Compromis Austro-Hongrois de 1867...
Count Julius Andrássy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...participated in the preparation and execution of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. This agreement established the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, or Dual Monarchy. Andrássy...
Hungary
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...capital Budapest. The blossoming of the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1848 and 1920 saw significant...that contributed to the vitality of the Hungarian educational system. The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the significant reduction...

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Austro-
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English Austro- 1 • comb. form Austrian; Austrian and …: Austro-Hungarian. Austro- 2 • comb. form Australian; Australian and …: Austro-Malayan. ∎  southern: Austro-Asiatic.
Austro-Prussian War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Austro-Prussian War (or Seven Weeks War ) (June-August 1866) A war fought between Prussia...and from political influence to the north, turned towards the east, accepting the Hungarian AUSGLEICH and forming AUSTRIA-HUNGARY .
World War I
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...international leadership. The fighting pitted Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire (together styled...Triggered by the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Bosnia-Herzegovina's capital, Sarajevo...
Hungary
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...1867 with the creation of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. At the start of the...education. For psychoanalysis the Hungarian intelligentsia was fertile terrain...physicians remained reticent. The Hungarian Psychoanalytic Association was...
Görgey, Arthur
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Following several defeats of the Hungarian army, G ö rgey was named...Louis Kossuth, the leader of the Hungarian Revolution, G ö rgey...native country following the Austro-Hungarian Agreement of 1867. He received...
Korda, Zoltan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Military Service: Served in Hungarian cavalry. Career: Worked as...with Hollywood. Assimilated Hungarian Jews of immense artistic talent...Service during World War I with the Austro-Hungarian army meant that Zoltan was away...
Irredentism
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Adriatic, inhabited by Italians and still held by the Austro-Hungarian empire after 1866. Its activities were restrained...government entered into the TRIPLE ALLIANCE with the Austro-Hungarian empire and Germany in 1882, but the movement headed...
Kármán, Theodore von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...xF6; tv ö s Prize for Hungarian secondary students in science...for postgraduate work from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and decided...he was assigned to the nascent Austro-Hungarian air force and worked on problems...
Austria-Hungary
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Austria-Hungary (or Austro-Hungarian Empire ) The ‘Dual Monarchy’...Allies gave support to the emergent nations, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved by the Versailles peace settlement...
Ehrenfest, Paul
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...varied life of the many nationality groups in the Austro-Hungarian capital, constantly reminded by the ugly, widespread...1902, during a year of study there. According to Austro-Hungarian law, the marriage of a Christian to a Jew could...

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Fran Josef's forgotten U-boat captains. (the Austro-Hungarian empire's navy of multi-national personnel including Ritter von Trapp, were all loyal to the Emperor Franz Josef I)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; The Austro-Hungarian navy - a curious concept for an...from the many nationalities of the Austro-Hungarian empire, yet remained loyal to navy...Lawrence Sondhaus, a US specialist on Austro-Hungarian seapower. Hence, a U-boat captain...
Austro-Hungarian Natval Policy, 1904-14
Magazine article from: Naval War College Review; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Vego, Milan N. Austro-Hungarian Naval Policy, 1904-14. Portland...by which the strength of the Austro-Hungarian navy was measured." Nonetheless...interest in the naval history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Vego, professor of...
Rare Austro-Hungarian architecture found in N. China city
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/21/2003; 417 words ; Rare Austro-Hungarian architecture found in N. China...to be a club dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the early 20th century...city. The building is near the Austro-Hungarian consulate, which was set up in...
THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DUALISM, 1914-1918.
Magazine article from: East European Quarterly; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; That pioneer of Austro-Hungarian studies, Oscar Jaszi, described...various provinces and peoples of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whatever their national...demands on all sectors of the Austro-Hungarian economy, complicating immensely...
Imperial echoes. (Austro-Hungarian Fund)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 6/9/1990; 700+ words ; ...economic reunification--that of the Austro-Hungarian empire--have the chance of a...specific country), launched a $50m Austro-Hungary Fund. On June 11th...stockmarkets on June 21st, the day the Hungarian stock exchange officially opens...
Resuscitating a dead empire.(The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867-1918), German and Noble: Status and National Identity in Habsburg Bohemia, Unruly Masses: The Other Side of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna, and A Social Bandit in Nineteenth-Century Hungary: Rozsa Sandor)(Book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words ; Zsuzsa Gaspar, ed. The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867-1918...In his contribution to The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867-1918...the nineteenth century. The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867-1918...
What every schoolchild doesn't know. (problems that resulted from breakup of Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires after World War I) (special issue: 35th Anniversary 1955-1990)
Magazine article from: National Review; 11/5/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...Europe and the Near East: the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire...empires-and particularly the Austro-Hungarian one-than territorial changes...fally the character of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy is by no means easy...
IT'S WALTZ TIME AGAIN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CUISINE COMES BACK
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/12/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...that a waltz is played, the Austro- Hungarian empire has swirled back onto...around the theme. The classic Austro-Hungarian ingredients are sprinkled up...disservice to history. The Austro-Hungarian empire was never homogeneous...
Life in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak Tolstoyan Dr. Albert Skarvan's Story/The Night of the Barbarians: Memoirs of the Communist Persecution of the Slovak Cardinal
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Irans, and ed. Life in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak...his military service in the Austro-Hungarian army and in the summer of 1895...detailed look at life in an Austro-Hungarian military prison at the end...
Planning for War Against Russia and Serbia: Austro-Hungarian and German Military Strategies, 1871-1914.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...problematic coordination of Austro-Hungarian and German war plans from the...the Schlieffen Plan and the Austro-Hungarian offensives against Serbia and...on Serbia and Russia. The Austro-Hungarian leadership reacted to this...