Hearts of iron 4 austria hungary8/26/2023 Austria’s Habsburg dynasty ruled the second-largest empire in Europe (after Russia), encompassing an array of peoples from varying backgrounds and nationalities.įor years, the Habsburgs also had presided over the German Confederation, a league of 36 independent states, ranging from Protestant Prussia in the north to Catholic Bavaria in the south and bonded by a common culture and tongue. On the eve of this crushing defeat at the hands of Germany’s junior power, the Austrians had seemed practically invincible. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1866, the mighty Austrian Empire - the anvil on which British subsidies and sea power had hammered Napoleon into dust - was decisively beaten in the Austro-Prussian War. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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