Who were Empress Elisabeth of Austria's children? Learn about Sophie, Gisela, Rudolf, and Marie Valerie—their names, lives, ...

In 1914, the Habsburgs ruled an empire that encompassed not just Austria and Hungary, but Bohemia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, large parts of Poland and Romania, and even some of Italy.

In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed the lands of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously they had belonged to the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Between 1912 and 1913, two Balkan Wars were fought In the First ...

He was the longest ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Franz was the emperor of Austria from 1848-1916 and the king of Hungary from 1867-1916, according to Brittanica. His two roles divided his ...

They ruled over Austria from 1282 to 1918, controlled Hungary and Bohemia between 1526 and 1918, and governed Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries, from 1504 to 1506 and 1516 to 1700.

Death saved him from witnessing the end of an empire to which he had devoted his life. Portrait of the emperorThe Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary wears a military uniform in a photograph ...

1908 - Following the Young Turk revolution in Turkey, Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina, nominally part of the Ottoman Empire. The move provokes strong resentment in Serbian pan-Slav ...

Hungary's government did not respond to a request for comment. A European Council spokesperson said it would not speculate on the election's outcome but would work with whomever Austria elected.

After playing second fiddle to Austria for virtually all of the Habsburg Empire’s six-plus centuries of existence, Hungary may yet get to be top dog. If need be, Orbán even has bonafide Habsburgs he ...