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The historical relations between Austria and Spain are mainly defined by the House of Habsburg's dominance of the Spanish monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries; from the Treaty of Villafáfila (27 June 1506), in which Felipe I the Beautiful was recognized as king jure uxoris of the Crown of Castile, leaving the Crown of Aragon for his father-in-law, Ferdinand the Catholic; until the death ...
After Spain's defeat in the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1717-1720) and its weakening during the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-1714), the balance of power in Europe needed to be restored. The Habsburgs hoped that promoting peace and establishing a new relationship with Spain would help to reconfigure control. [1]
The German Confederation was also led by Austria from 1815 to 1866. In 1866 Austria was firstly separated from Germany and German Confederation was dissolved. In 1867, the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire was established and led by Austria; it was rivaled by the North German Confederation from 1866 to 1871 and German Empire led by the Kingdom of Prussia rivaled Austria.
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 ...
Charles V [d] [e] (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.
Germany: See Austria–Germany relations. Austria has an embassy in Berlin and a consulate-general in Munich. Germany has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Greece: 25 August 1834: See Austria–Greece relations
Spain owed Germany over $212 million for supplies of matériel during the Spanish Civil War, and Italian combat troops had actually fought in Spain on the side of Franco. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Franco immediately offered to form a unit of military volunteers to join the invasion.
Germany–Spain relations (German: deutsch-spanische Beziehungen; Spanish: Relaciones Alemania-España) are the diplomatic relations between Germany and Spain. Both nations are members of the European Union , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , NATO and the United Nations .