Austrian Empire: Problems With How to Keep and Use Power
Keeping power in the family The Habsburg family kept power for almost 500 years. They began as Kings of the Romans, and kept power as they split into the Spanish […]
Keeping power in the family The Habsburg family kept power for almost 500 years. They began as Kings of the Romans, and kept power as they split into the Spanish […]
The motto of the house of Habsburg was: “Let others make war! But you, happy Austria, marry, because the lands that Mars gives to others, Venus gives to you.” Mars […]
The birth of the Austrian Empire Before the Austrian Empire, Austria was part of the Holy Roman Empire, a group of countries who were ruled by one emperor. It was […]
The social classes of the Austrian Empire. Social classes At the top of the social classes in the Austrian Empire were the Emperor and his royal family. Beneath them were […]
Natural Resources Less than 17% of Austria can be farmed. The land that can be farmed grows potatoes, grains, fruit, and sugar beets. About 20% of the land has meadows […]
The official religion of the Austrian Empire was Roman Catholic. This is the oldest form of Christianity. Like other Christian religions, they believe that Jesus Christ was the one true […]
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the land was invaded by many different tribes. One tribe migrated into the Alps. In 788, King Charlemagne of the Frankish Empire conquered […]
The early ancestors of the Austrian Empire’s people were the Slavs and the Bavarii, who moved into Austria after the Roman Empire fell. Eventually, Bavaria took over the Slavic part […]
The Austrian Empire, 1804-1867. The Austrian Empire was the second largest empire in Europe, after the Russian Empire. Countries in Europe today The climate of Austria is alpine, which is […]
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