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	Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
		Leopold II (1747-1792), Roman emperor, and grand-duke of Tuscany, son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, was born in Vienna on May 5, 1747.
		Leopold at first gave way, and entrusted Don Neri Corsini with the formation of a ministry The popular demands presented by Corsini were for the abdication of Leopold in favour of his son, an alliance with Piedmonl and the reorganization of Tuscany in accordance with the eventual and definite reorganization of Italy.
		Leopold of Tuscany was a well-meaning, not unkindly man, and fonder of his subjects than were the other Italian despots, but he was weak, and too closely bound by family ties and Habsburg traditions ever to become a real Liberal.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/em/Emperor_Leopold_II.html (1323 words)

	Austria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Austria is located at the crossroads of Europe; Vienna is at the gate of the Danubian plain, and the Brenner Pass in W Austria links Germany and Italy.
		Austria captured world attention in 1986 when former UN secretary-general Kurt Waldheim was elected president despite allegations that he had been involved in atrocities as a German army staff officer in the Balkans during World War II.
		Austria was quickly ostracized by other EU nations because of the Freedom party’s participation in the government, and Haider—who had not joined the government—subsequently resigned as party leader.
	www.bartleby.com /65/au/Austria.html (3380 words)

	Austria
		Austria's unstable economic position, producing as it did chronic poverty and unemployment, led to the growth of extreme leftist groups in Vienna itself, and this led to equal extremism among the non-socialists.
		But Austria was useful to Germany as an air-raid shelter, and affluent Germans evacuated their families to Austria, even before the mass evacuation to the Alpine districts.
		Hence Austria suffered from a shortage of houses and food, and in 1943 the population was 10 million compared with 7 million before the war.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019543.html (2391 words)

	History of Austria
		Between 976, when Leopold von Babenberg became the margrave of the Ostmark, and 1246, the Duchy of Austria was one of extensive feudal possessions of the Babenberg family.
		The necessary spark was the assassination of the Austrian archduke and heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 in Sarajevo.
		Austria’s declaration of war against Serbia marked the beginning of World War I. Emperor Franz Joseph dies in 1916 and after the end of the war in 1918 the first Republic of Austria was established, ending the 640-year old Habsburg dynasty.
	www.austria-hotels-tours.com /History_of_Austria.html (1294 words)

	Virtual Vienna Net: Austria's History
		Austria emerged from the Second World War and the sufferings associated with it as a state that feels secure in its existence and which plays a decisive role in Europe.
		In 976, Leopold von Babenberg, a descendant of a noble Bavarian family, was invested with the area between the rivers Enns and Traisen.
		Austria's emergence as a major power was mainly due to the brilliant military leader Prince Eugene of Savoy, who served under three emperors (Leopold I, Josef I and Karl VI) and proved to be not only an outstanding military commander but also a fine statesman.
	www.virtualvienna.net /austria/about/austria_history.html (1778 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Regional : Europe : Austria
		Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of two European countries that have declared their everlasting neutrality, the other being Switzerland.
		During the 14th and 15th century Austria continued to expand its territory until it reached the position of a European superpower at the end of the 15th century until the end of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918.
		Austria's capital Vienna is one of Europe's major cities with a population exceeding 1.6 million (2 million with suburbs) and constitutes a melting pot of citizens from all over Central and Eastern Europe.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Europe/Austria.shtml (3311 words)

	History of Austria
		The dukedom in the House of Agilolfing was primarily heriditary.
		An important characteristic of the Habsburgs' approach to their possessions was the concept of collective inheritence, as opposed to the principle of primogeniture, wherein the eldest son inherits the total holdings upon the death of the predecessor.
		Charles was the son of Philip I, king of Castile, and Joanna the Mad; maternal grandson of Ferdinand V of Castile and Isabella I; paternal grandson of the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I; and great-grandson of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
	www.geocities.com /historyofaustria/history.html (20221 words)

	World InfoZone - Austria Facts
		Leopold V, the Austrian ruler, imprisoned the English king Richard, known as "the Lion Heart".
		Marie-Antoinette, the wife of France's King Louis XVI, was the daughter of Marie Theresa the Hapsburg ruler of Austria.
		Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the composer, was born in Salzburg in 1756.
	www.worldinfozone.com /facts.php?country=Austria (492 words)

	Austria
		Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery.
		Austria is a federal republic made up of nine provinces: Burgenland; Carinthia; Lower Austria; Salzburg; Styria; Tyrol (or Tirol); Upper Austria; the city of Vienna; and Vorarlberg.
		Austria ranks as one of the world's leading producers of magnesite, which is used to make such products as heat-resistant bricks, plaster, and artificial stone.
	benjamincreations.tripod.com /europe/austria/austria.html (5698 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty Austria
		Austria was left with control of the German Confederation but suffered upheaval during the 1848 revolutions and eventual defeat in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.
		Prussia's defat of Austria led to the formation of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867 under Emperor Franz Josef and exclusion from the new German Empire unified by Bismarck.
		Austria's embrace of fascism meant that German troops met little opposition to the Anchluss in 1938 and incorporated Austria into the Third Reich.
	histclo.com /royal/ost/royal-aus.htm (3556 words)

	Leopold V, Archduke of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (Graz, October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria.
		From 1609 onwards he fought with his mercenaries in the Julian Dispute of Inheritance against Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria in Tirol, and 1611 for Rudolf II in Bohemia.
		In 1619 upon the death of his kinsman and former rival, he became governor of Maximilian's inheritance: Further Austria and Tirol, where he attained the position of a sovereign, i.e Archduke of Further Austria from 1623 to 1630.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_V_of_Austria_(Habsburg) (254 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Heraldy - Austria-Hungary
		The unity of the monarchy was expressed in the common head of the state, who bore the title Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary, and in the common administration of a series of affairs, which affected both halves of the Dual Monarchy.
		The eagle was the Imperial Eagle as the Dukes of Austria, from the Habsburg dynasty, were Kings (and Emperors) of the Holy Roman Empire at the time.
		It was acquired by the Habsburg dynasty in 1746.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/heraldry/austria-hungary (4057 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia- Austria - AOL Research & Learn
		The treaties of Campo Formio (1797) and Lunéville (1801) preluded the dissolution (1806) of the Holy Roman Empire, and in 1804, Francis II took the title Francis I, emperor of Austria.
		Overwhelmingly defeated by Prussia at Sadová (or Sadowa; also know as the battle of Königgrätz) in 1866 (see Austro-Prussian War), Austria was forced to cede Venetia to Italy.
		A split in the Freedom party led party leader Haider to form (2005) the Alliance for Austria and exclude extremist Freedom party members, and the Alliance replaced the Freedom party in the government.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/austria/20051205185609990006 (3399 words)

	austria map and information page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		That Austrian Empire (Habsburgs) were completely dismantled by 1918, at the end of World War I. During World War II, Adolf Hitler annexed all that remained into the German Third Reich.
		On May 15th, 1955, the Austrian State Treaty proclaimed Austria to be an independent republic, and its modern history began in earnest.
		Landlocked in central Europe, Austria is today one of the continent's most influential countrys in both economic and political issues.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/at.htm (1607 words)

	Top20Austria.com - Your Top20 Guide to Austria!
		The territory of Austria, by then the Celtic kingdom of Noricum, which was a long time ally of Rome, (cattle and early steel) and rather occupied than conquered by the Romans during the reign of Augustus and made the province Noricum in 16 BC.
		Finally, after 50 years of Hungarian rule (907 to 955), the core territory of Austria was awarded to Leopold of Babenberg in 976.
		Austria has been a federal, parliamentary democracy republic since the Federal Constitution of 1920, which was again reintroduced in 1945 to the nine states of the Federal Republic.
	www.top20austria.com (3058 words)

	The “Habsburg Jaw”
		f the many attributes identified with the Habsburg dynasty it is the hereditary over-grown jaw (mandibular prognathism) that captures the most attention.It is clearly visible in many of the increasing natural portraits of the family from the Renaissance and after, and also is seen on coinage of the period.
		Certainly the very high degree of intermarriage between the various branches of the Habsburgs greatly contributed to the prevalence of the problem (The Spanish king Carlos II is pictured at the left).
		The likely conclusion for the Habsburgs is that the gene is still present but weak and recessive.
	www.antiquesatoz.com /habsburg/habsburg-jaw.htm (640 words)

	Central Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Western civilization owes an enormous debt to Janos Hunyadi; when Sultan Mohammed II sought to capitalize on his conquest of Constantinople by a campaign through the Balkans and into central Europe, Hunyadi stopped him cold at the seige of Belgrade (1456), with a mixed force of professional troops and untrained levies.
		They long served Austria and the Empire and were raised to the status of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1608.
		To Switzerland thereafter (Bellinzona district to 1798, Canton of Lugano 1798-1803, Canton of Ticino from 1803.)
	www.hostkingdom.net /centeuro.html (1696 words)

	Leopold V of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There were two rules known as Leopold V of Austria:
		Archduke Leopold V of Austria (Habsburg) (1586-1632), Regent of the Tyrol and Further Austria
		This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same human name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_V_of_Austria_(disambiguation) (97 words)

	ICOM-Österreich - Virtual Library museums pages Austria
		This catalogue includes a collection of on-line museums and other websites connected with museums in Austria.
		The history of Austria´s youngest province (in German)
		The history of the city, the art of the country and the abysses of archaeology (in German)
	icom.museum /vlmp/austria.html (1572 words)

	Austrian Press & Information Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		was severely threatened by the ideas emerging from the French Revolution, which spread to Austria, albeit cautiously.
		Desk of Franz Joseph I. In the spring of 1848, the ideas of the middle-class revolution originating in France also spread to Austria.
		Political developments in the Austrian part of the monarchy ("Cisleithania") were marked by the emergence of the mass parties (Social Democratic
	www.austria.org /history.shtml (1781 words)

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