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, ...
An Austro-Hungarian Mapmaking Guide Published on4 October 20174 October 2017byJonathan Crowe Schlüssel und vorlageblatter für den situations zeichnungs unterricht, 1882. K.K Militar-Geografischen Institute. C1:5 b.3. Bodleian Library. The Bodleian Map Room Blog posts some excerptsfrom an 1882 Aus...
Fittingly known as ‘Little Vienna by the Sea’, Trieste has a very distinct history, culture and cuisine for you to uncover. Thanks to its location, the important port is very cosmopolitan with Italian, Slovenian and Austro-Hungarian influences. This makes it fascinating to explore as its arch...
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 ...
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...
Austria-Hungary, the Hapsburg empire from 1867 until its collapse in 1918. The result of a constitutional compromise (Ausgleich) between Emperor Franz Joseph and Hungary (then part of the empire), it consisted of diverse dynastic possessions and an inter
The citizens of Hungary know their landlocked central European country as Magyarország, “Land of Magyars.” They are unique among the nations of Europe in that they speak a language that is not related to any other major European language. Linguistically surrounded by alien nations, Hungarians ...
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 chief of the Austro-Hungarian general staff, Franz, Graf (count) Conrad von Hötzendorf, and the foreign minister, Leopold, Graf von Berchtold, saw the crime as the occasion for measures to humiliate Serbia and so to enhance Austria-Hungary’s prestige in the Balkans. Conrad had ...