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Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon 1920, agreement following World War I in which the Allies disposed of Hungarian territories. The internal chaos in Hungary that followed the dissolution (1918) of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy delayed the signing of a peace treaty with the Allies of World War I (excluding the Un... Read more
Budapest
Budapest , city (1990 pop. 2,016,100), capital of Hungary, N central Hungary, on both banks of the Danube. The largest city of Hungary and its industrial, cultural, and transportation center, Budapest has varied manufactures, notably textiles, instruments, and electronics. Budapest has well-develope... Read more
Hungary
Hungary Hung. Magyarország, officially Republic of Hungary, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,007,000), 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km), central Europe. Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the northeast, on Romania in the east, on Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia in the south, and o... Read more
Julius Andrássy, Count
Julius Andrássy, Count , 1823-90, Hungarian politician. One of the leading figures in the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution, he supported the liberal program of Louis Kossuth and after the Hungarian defeat he went into exile, mostly in Paris and London, until 1858. With Francis Deak he then ro... Read more
Charles I
Charles I 1887-1922, last emperor of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary (1916-18); son of Archduke Otto and grandnephew and successor of Emperor Francis Joseph. He married Zita of Bourbon-Parma. The death (1914) of his uncle, Francis Ferdinand , made Charles heir to the throne. He showe... 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
Central Powers
Central Powers in World War I , the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. ... Read more
Treaty of Saint-Germain
Treaty of Saint-Germain , any of several treaties signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France. 1 The Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1570 terminated the first phase of the French religious wars (see Religion, Wars of ). 2 The Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1679 made peace between France and the ... Read more
Transylvania
Transylvania , Rom. Transilvania or Ardeal, Hung. Erdély, Ger. Siebenbürgen, historic region and province (21,292 sq mi/55,146 sq km), central Romania. A high plateau, Transylvania is separated in the S from Walachia by the Transylvanian Alps and in the E from Moldavia and Bukovi... Read more
Arpad
Arpad , c.840-907?, chief of the Magyars. He led his people into Hungary c.895. The leaders of the Magyars and the first dynasty of Hungarian kings (St. Stephen I to Andrew III) were of the house of Arpad (see Hungary ). ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Austro-Hungary"

Austro-Hungarian Empire
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867...Empire into the Kingdom of Hungary and the Empire of Austria...of Austria and the King of Hungary were the same person, but...states. After World War I Hungary and Czechoslovakia declared...
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy, the...its fall in 1918. The Nature of Austria-Hungary The reorganization of Austria and Hungary...of power after Austria's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The Hungarians gained...
Austro-Ottoman Wars
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World AUSTRO-OTTOMAN WARS AUSTRO-OTTOMAN WARS. By the...When Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia (ruled 1506...into two parts: Royal Hungary, ruled by the Habsburgs...in which the existing Austro-Ottoman borders were...
Hungary, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...thus precipitating World War I. Austro-Hungary fought with Germany against Great...Throughout the fall of 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed as...established a communist regime in Hungary that lasted four months. Given...
Hungary
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...Official name: Republic of Hungary Area: 93,030 square kilometers...the heart of Central Europe, Hungary occupies one-third of the...pre – World War I Austro-Hungarian Empire. Hungary is a landlocked, predominantly...
Austria-Hungary and the Middle East
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AND THE MIDDLE EAST Austria and Hungary joined to form the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867...Slavic groups, Austria-Hungary was vulnerable to these...of the Ottoman Empire. Austro-Hungarian Slavs included...
Gavrilo Princip
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...federal nation by eliminating the Austro-Hungarian rule began to surface...spring of 1913 relations between Austro-Hungary and Serbia were critical. War...neighboring territories threatened the Austro-Hungarians, causing the military...
Slovak Republic
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Ottoman Empire conquered much of Hungary, and the Turks and the Austrians...increased nationalist sentiment. The Austro-Hungarian Empire emerged in 1867...the Allies. After the defeat of Austro-Hungary (1918), Slovakia incorporated...
Robert Capa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Capa (1913-1954), born in Hungary, but a naturalized U.S. citizen...Friedmann in Budapest in what was then Austro-Hungary. He grew up under the dictatorship...headed the avant garde movement in Hungary. Kassák's anti-authoritarian...
Serbia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...federal state of Yugoslavia . Serbia is bounded n by Hungary, e by Romania and Bulgaria, s by Macedonia, sw by...and Peter I (the Great) became king. In 1908, when Austro-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia responded by...

Dictionary entries related to "Austro-Hungary"

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, allied with Italy...influence to the north, turned towards the east, accepting the Hungarian AUSGLEICH and forming AUSTRIA-HUNGARY .
Austria-Hungary
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Austria-Hungary (or Austro-Hungarian Empire ) The ‘...Prussia in 1866 in which Austria and Hungary became autonomous states under a common...support to the emergent nations, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved by...
World War I
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...pitted Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire...assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in...against Catholic Austria-Hungary. German military leaders...pact with Germany and Austro-Hungary to join the Allies in...
Hungary
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis HUNGARY Hungary, a country that was primarily agricultural...modern era in 1867 with the creation of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. At the start of...hand. Psychoanalysis was introduced to Hungary by S á ndor Ferenczi, who was...
Horthy de Nagybánya, Nikolaus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...x2013;1957) Regent of Hungary. He commanded the Austro-Hungarian fleet in World War...Charles IV, the deposed King of Hungary, to support the HABSBURG claim...virtually as dictator. He agreed to Hungary joining Germany in World War...
Horthy de Nagybánya, Nikolaus Miklós
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Feb. 1957). Regent of Hungary 1920–44 Born...Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian navy. Lacking purpose in a post-1918 Hungary which had become land...joined in the Nazi attack on Hungary's former ally, Yugoslavia...
Slovakia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, and Austria...border between Slovakia and Hungary flowing towards Bratislava...centuries. A final break with Hungary was made with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World...
Pan-Slavism
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...powerful stimulus towards the revival of Slavonic languages and literature, and from Austro-Slavism, which sought to improve the lot of Slavs within AUSTRIA-HUNGARY . The aim of Pan-Slavism was to destroy the Austrian and OTTOMAN EMPIRES in order...
Habsburg
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Sardinia. Habsburgs also ruled Hungary and Bohemia from 1526 to 1918...over Austria. Following the AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR of 1866 they...the formation of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY . The emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH...of Austria ( Charles IV of Hungary), renounced his title in...
Andrassy, Julius, Count
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...AUSGLEICH (Compromise) of 1867. By now a moderate, he served as Hungary's first Prime Minister (1867–71). From 1871 to 1879 he was Foreign Minister of the Austro-Hungarian empire, during which time he limited Russian influence...

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Vatican Paves Way for Austro-Hungary Saint
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/20/2003; 339 words ; ...Saturday attributed a miracle to the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, paving the way for the eventual beatification and sainthood...in 1916, during World War I, and worked for peace as the Austro-Hungarian empire neared its end. He abdicated at the end...
The Austro-Polish solution: diplomacy, politics, and state building in wartime Austria-Hungary 1914-1918.
Magazine article from: East European Quarterly; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...after its demise in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's collapse...Istvan Burian von Rajecz, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister...a multinational state, the Austro-Hungarian Empire certainly...unification as one of Austria-Hungary's war aims. Unique among...
HUNGARY - The Austro-Hungarian Energy War.
Magazine article from: Institutional Investor International Edition; 2/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...And by going on a PR offensive with a television advertising campaign under the slogan, oWhat is good for MOL is good for Hungary,o the company encouraged Parliament to adopt an antitakeover law protecting it from unwanted foreign bids. oWe are simply...
Imperial echoes. (Austro-Hungarian Fund)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 6/9/1990; 700+ words ; ...country), launched a $50m Austro-Hungary Fund. On June 11th, the first...of the Budapest exchange. The Austro-Hungary Fund will split its investment...fell sharply. Cannily, the Austro-Hungary fund is aiming at European fund...
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...Bandit in Nineteenth-Century Hungary: Rozsa Sandor. Boulder...In his contribution to The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy...the nineteenth century. The Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy...
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...50 Although Austria-Hungary and Italy had both been...which the strength of the Austro-Hungarian navy was...hoped that the combined Austro-Italian fleet would...Italy required Austria-Hungary's aid to counter French...
Sketchbook: Uncommon market Budapest's Great Market was built to showcase the wares of the Austro- Hungarian empire. From goose livers to garlic doughnuts, it still offers an incredible array of delicacies. Illustrator Michael Frith paid a visit. Introduction by Adam LeBor
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/20/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...1897, and inaugurated by Emperor Franz Joseph, the finest craftsmen in Hungary were used to erect an ornate three-floor edifice for all the culinary glories of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Back in the Hapsburg glory days there was even a canal...
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...Navy of Austria-Hungary from the creation...nationalities of the Austro-Hungarian empire...warship of Austria-Hungary was a floating mechanism...a US specialist on Austro-Hungarian seapower...
THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DUALISM, 1914-1918.
Magazine article from: East European Quarterly; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...on all sectors of the Austro-Hungarian economy...war years. Austria-Hungary produced an average of...percent of need, Austria-Hungary had effectively lost...hardly unique to Austria-Hungary during the war years...and the demands of the Austro-Hungarian Army, supplies...
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 ; ...understand fally the character of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy is by no means...translation of his historical books on Hungary into Hungarian.) Austria and Hungary...had become an anomaly, and that the Austro-Hungarian monarchy was bound to...