The conquest and subjugation of Serbia was but a cornerstone of a wider Austro-Hungarian imperialist dream of further annexations and the precursor to a hegemonic economic empire in the rest of South-East Europe. Was the purpose to make Austria-Hungary, in the words of one of its leaders, ...
The 1900 Collectionis really the right place to search for vintage historical map posters for customized sale, featuring countries and places of around 1900, historical maps of Europe at 1914, etc., choosing your favorite antique vintage maps to serve as a nostalgic picture or piece or a framed...
It has been home to some of Europe’s most powerful royalty over the centuries, including the Hapsburgs and rulers of the Holy Roman and Austro-Hungarian empires.Today it is a museum and home to the president of Austria. The palace has numerous wings and halls built by various royalty ...
The Bodleian Map Room Blog posts some excerptsfrom an 1882 Austro-Hungarian guide to mapmaking. “TheSchlüssel und vorlageblatter für den situations zeichnungs unterricht(which translates roughly as ‘Key and template for drawing lessons’) is a teaching aid created by the Institute of Military Ge...
Austria-Hungary, 1914 historical empire, Europe Print Also known as: Österreich-Ungarn, Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie, Österreichisch-Ungarisches Reich, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Doppelmonarchie, Dual Monarchy ...
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 restored territorial integrity to Hungary and gave it more real internal independence than it had enjoyed since 1526; the monarch’s powers in internal affairs were strictly limited. In the conduct of foreign affairs or defense, however, Hungary still formed ...
Author analyses Russian map created in 1914 which presented the expected post-war borders in Europe. Its title was "Map of the Future Europe" and it outlined continent's political frontiers that should be expected after defeating German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire by the Triple Entente...
At 11:15 am on June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead by a Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip. The chief of the Austro-Hungarian general staff, Franz, Graf (count) Conrad von Hötzendorf, and ...
The collapse of theAustro-Hungarian Empireat the end ofWorld War Ibrought the Czechs and Slovaks together for the first time as “Czechoslovaks.” The Czechs became the rulingethnic groupinCzechoslovakia, a newstatein which Germans and Hungarians lived as unwilling citizens, bound to become disl...
At 11:15 am on June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead by a Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip. The chief of the Austro-Hungarian general staff, Franz, Graf (count) Conrad von Hötzendorf, and ...