Ruqayyah Snyder
The Austrian Empire, also known as Austria-Hungary, was a major power in Europe and the second-largest country in Europe geographically. The Austrian Empire gained territories through various treaties and wars, including the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718, which ceded all former territories of the Hungarian kingdom from the Ottomans to the Habsburgs. The Austrian Empire also gained territories from the Congress of Vienna in 1815, expanding its influence north through the German Confederation and into Italy. Additionally, in 1875, an insurrection against Turkish rule in Hercegovina spread to neighbouring Bosnia, leading to a wider Serbian war against Turkey. As a result, Austria-Hungary occupied and administered Bosnia-Hercegovina, gaining further territory. The Austrian Empire's territories also included the Duchy of Salzburg, the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, and the Grand Principality of Transylvania, among others.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Territories gained after the Congress of Vienna | Duchy of Salzburg, Princely County of Tyrol with Vorarlberg, Kingdom of Illyria, City of Fiume, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar |
| Territories lost | Austrian Netherlands, territory in northern Italy |
| Territories gained through war with the Ottoman Empire | All former territories of the Hungarian kingdom |
| Territories gained through war with Turkey | Bosnia-Hercegovina |
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Territories gained from the Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The Congress was chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, and was held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815. The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars through negotiation.
The Austrian Empire gained new territories from the Congress of Vienna, and its influence expanded to the north through the German Confederation and also into Italy. The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, or Lombardo-Venezianisches Königreich, was one of the crown lands of the Austrian Empire after the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The Austrian Empire also gained Venice and much of northern Italy.
The Congress of Vienna created a Confederated Germany, a consolidation of the nearly 300 states of the Holy Roman Empire (dissolved in 1806) into a much less complex system of 39 states. The Italian peninsula became a mere "geographical expression" divided into seven parts: Lombardy-Venetia, Modena, Naples-Sicily, Parma, Piedmont-Sardinia, Tuscany, and the Papal States under the control of different powers.
The Congress's principal results, apart from its confirmation of France's loss of the territories annexed between 1795 and 1810, were the enlargement of Russia, which gained most of the Duchy of Warsaw, and Prussia, which acquired the district of Poznań, Swedish Pomerania, Westphalia, and the northern Rhineland.
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Expansion into Italy and the German Confederation
The Austrian Empire expanded into Italy and the German Confederation following the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian Empire was the main beneficiary of the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which established an alliance with Britain, Prussia, and Russia, forming the Quadruple Alliance. The Austrian Empire also gained new territories from the Congress of Vienna, expanding its influence north through the German Confederation and into Italy.
The Austrian Empire played a decisive role in overthrowing Napoleon in the campaigns of 1813-14, participating in a second invasion of France in 1815 and putting an end to Murat's regime in South Italy. Metternich, who exerted a large degree of influence over foreign policy in the Austrian Empire, initially supported an alliance with France, arranging the marriage between Napoleon and Francis I's daughter, Marie-Louise. However, by the 1812 campaign, Metternich had realized the inevitability of Napoleon's downfall and took Austria to war against France.
The Austrian Empire's expansion into Italy was marked by a series of victories and defeats against Napoleon's army. In 1797, Austria suffered a defeat at the Battle of Marengo, resulting in the Treaty of Campo Formio, in which Austria ceded its territory in Northern Italy to France. However, during the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1799, Austria successfully re-established its presence in all its Italian territories. In 1805, an Austrian army led by General Karl Mack von Leiberich was defeated by French forces near Ulm, leading to the capture of 20,000 Austrian soldiers. Napoleon's subsequent victory at Austerlitz forced Francis I to negotiate and sign the Treaty of Pressburg, ceding large amounts of territory to Napoleon's German allies and the French Satellite Kingdom of Italy.
The Austrian Empire's expansion into the German Confederation was facilitated by its participation in the Congress of Vienna and its alliance with other European powers. The Congress of Vienna aimed to maintain international political equilibrium and preserve the power and influence of the Habsburg monarchy in Europe. The Austrian Empire's influence in the German Confederation was also shaped by its rivalry with the Kingdom of Hungary, which resulted in a compromise in 1867 that established a dual monarchy known as Austria-Hungary.
The Austrian Empire's expansion into Italy and the German Confederation was influenced by diplomatic maneuvers, military campaigns, and the shifting alliances of the Napoleonic Wars. The expansion solidified the Austrian Empire's position as one of Europe's major powers and contributed to the reshaping of the continent's political landscape.
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The Kingdom of Hungary
The Austrian Empire was founded in 1804 by Francis II, who was also the Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the other dynastic lands of the Habsburg dynasty. The Kingdom of Hungary was included in this new empire, along with all of Francis II's other dynastic lands. The Habsburgs had a long-standing involvement in Hungary, with the Habsburg monarchs needing the economic power of Hungary during the Ottoman Wars in the 16th and 17th centuries. During this time, the Kingdom of Hungary was often under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, with dual vassalage to both the Ottoman Turkish sultans and the Habsburg Hungarian kings. The territory of the Kingdom of Hungary was reduced by around 60% during these wars, leaving only a small north-western portion under Habsburg control.
In 1867, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary reached a compromise, creating a Dual Monarchy, with both countries co-equal in power and conducting unified diplomatic and defence policies. This compromise, known as the Ausgleich, came into force when passed as a constitutional law by the Hungarian parliament. It established a customs union and a sharing of accounts, revised every 10 years, which gave Hungarians the opportunity to exert influence over the rest of the empire. The official name of the state shaped by the Ausgleich was Austria-Hungary.
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The Ottoman Empire
In 1682, the Ottomans moved against Austria in retaliation for Habsburg raids, reaching Vienna in 1683. The Austrians, however, successfully defended the city, and the lifting of the siege was followed by a series of victories for the Austrians, resulting in the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. This treaty secured for the Austrians the rest of Hungary and overlordship of Transylvania, with the Habsburgs also gaining the right to look after the conditions of their Catholic subjects living under Ottoman rule.
The Austro-Turkish War of 1788-1791 resulted in only minor territorial changes for the Austrians, who gained the small town of Orsova and a strip of Croatian land near the Bosnian-Croatian border. The Treaty of Sistova of 1791 ended the conflict, with Austria returning almost all of the territory it had conquered during the war.
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The Carantanians
The formation of the principality and the peace it enjoyed allowed for the emergence of Carantanian culture in the 8th century. The Carantanians were the first Slavic people to accept Christianity from the West, largely through the efforts of Irish missionaries sent by the Archdiocese of Salzburg. However, there were also several rebellions against Christianisation in the late 8th century, inspiring the Slovenian Romantic poet France Prešeren's poem 'The Baptism on the Savica'.
After 745, the Carantanian principality lost its independence and became a semi-independent tribal polity until around 820. Following an anti-Frankish rebellion, it was transformed into a Frankish march and later emerged as the feudal Duchy of Carinthia. The name 'Carantanians' lost its ethnic meaning by the end of the 9th century, with some becoming Germanized and Romanized, while others preserved their Slavic identity and language, becoming the Slovenes.
Little is known about the social and political organisation of the Carantanians, but they were likely organised into communal entities known as župas. A distinct social stratus known as kosezes, or Kasazes in Latin, is thought to have derived from the private army of the Carantanian prince. Medieval documents indicate that the Carantanians freely elected their leader, a process that may have influenced the American Revolution, as recognised by a plaque in Cleveland.
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Frequently asked questions
The Austrian Empire gained the Duchy of Salzburg, the Princely County of Tyrol with Vorarlberg, the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, the Grand Principality of Transylvania, the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, and the Kingdom of Illyria.
The Austrian Empire gained control of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1878, and the Kingdom of Hungary in 1526.
The Austrian Empire lost the Austrian Netherlands and territory in northern Italy to France in 1797, and the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia in 1859/1866.
