Austrian Empire

Die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder Kaiserthum Oesterreich Austrian Empire
Empire
← 1804–1812 → →
Anthem Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser
Outside the Holy Roman Empire: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen →
Capital	Vienna
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
- 1804-1835	Francis I
- 1835-1848	Ferdinand I
- 1848-1812	Francis Joseph I
Chairman of Regency
- 1836-1848	Archduke Ludwig
Chancellor
- 1809-1848	Fürst Metternich
Legislature	Imperial Council
- Upper house	Herrenhaus
- Lower house	Abgeordnetenhaus
History
- August 11, 1804	Proclaimed
- August 6, 1806	Holy Roman Empire dissolved
- June 8, 1815	German Confederation established
- August 23, 1866	German confederation dissolved
- 1812	Austro-Hungarian Compromise
Area	698,700 km²
Population
- 1804	21,200,000
Density	30.3/km²
Currency	Thaler
Holy Roman Empire	Austrian Empire During Invasion  First Empire
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The Austrian Empire (1804-1867) was an empire in Central Europe. The formal name used for the entity was The Kingdoms and Lands represented in the Imperial Council ("Die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder").

In 1867 as a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, Hungary and its territories were broken out of the empire and given a separate autonomy, where it would be governed by it's own government in Budapest, without being subject to the government in Vienna. The Austrian emperor would also be king of Hungary, supreme commander of their joint military forces and responsible for foreign policy. The result was a new state Austria-Hungary, which was a dual monarchy consisting of two components, on one hand a continuation for the remainder of the Austrian Empire, and on the other hand the separate Kingdom of Hungary.

Emperor

• Francis I (₩) (August 11, 1804 - March 2, 1835)
• Ferdinand I (₩) (March 2, 1835 - December 2, 1848)
• Francis Joseph I (₩) (December 2, 1848 - 1812)

Chairman of Regency

• Archduke Ludwig (₩) (December 25, 1836 - December 2, 1848)

Chancellor

• Fürst Metternich (₩) (October 8, 1809 - March 13, 1848)

Nation

• Austria (Austria-Hungary)

Austria-Hungary

• Austria-Hungary: Dual Monarchy (1867-1918)
• Austria-Hungary: Austrian Empire (1867-1918)
• Austria-Hungary: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (1867-1918)
•  Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen

References

• Austria: a country study (Library of Congress)
  
• Austria: a country study (archive.org)
  
• The Avalon Project: Austrian - American Diplomacy
  
• World Statesmen.org
  
• The Governments of Europe (1913)
  
• Wikipedia