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Otherwise, Austria and Hungary were virtually independent states, each having its own parliament, government, administration, and judicial system. Despite a series of crises, this dual system survived until 1918. It made permanent the dominant positions of the Hungarians in Hungary and of the Germans in the Austrian parts of the monarchy.
Although the Kingdom of Hungary comprised only 42% of the population of Austria–Hungary, [76] the thin majority – more than 3.8 million soldiers – of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces were conscripted from the Kingdom of Hungary during the First World War. Roughly 600,000 soldiers were killed in action, and 700,000 soldiers were wounded ...
The abdication of Charles V in 1556 led to a division within the dynasty between his son Philip II of Spain and his brother Ferdinand I, who had served as his lieutenant and the elected king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. The Spanish branch (which held all of Iberia, the Netherlands, and lands in Italy) became extinct in 1700.
Bohemia as the heart of Europa regina; Sebastian Münster, Basel, 1570. After the death of King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia in the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Archduke Ferdinand I of Austria became the new king of Bohemia, and the country became a constituent state of the Habsburg monarchy.
Softer shade of green for Hungary proper, desaturated red for the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (Horvát-Szlavón Királyság). 16:44, 3 February 2011: 783 × 605 (331 KB) Vearthy: Kingdom of Hungary back in green, changed too strong orange to a bit lighter, pastel color: 22:48, 16 April 2010: 783 × 605 (331 KB) Vearthy: changed colours: 22:49 ...
In 1804, Francis II transferred his imperial title to the Austrian domains (Austria, Bohemian Kingdom, Hungary, Galicia, and parts of Italy), and two years later the Holy Roman Empire was formally dissolved. The Austrian Empire came into existence and was to play a leading role in the newly established German Confederation.
Habsburg Spain [c] refers to Spain and the Hispanic Monarchy, also known as the Catholic Monarchy, in the period from 1516 to 1700 when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg. It had territories around the world, including modern-day Spain, a piece of south-eastern France, eventually Portugal and many other lands outside the Iberian ...
Flag map: Date: 26 January 2012, 02:37 (UTC) Source: This file was derived from: Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg: Austria-Hungary map.svg: Author: File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg; File:Austria-Hungary map.svg; derivative work: Fry1989 eh? 03:23, 26 January 2012 (UTC)