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| | Vienna Historical background guide |
 | | In 1276, Rudolf I of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor since 1273, mounted a campaign against Premysl Ottokar II, King of Bohemia, who had taken over the orphaned Babenberg lands, for "insubordination to the Empire." Ottokar was killed in battle in 1278. |
 | | Freed from the Turkish threat and the hub of an expanding empire, Vienna again grew under the reign of Karl VI; the Karlskirche, the Belvedere palaces and many other Baroque buildings were constructed and what was called "Vienna gloriosa" was born. |
 | | They abolished torture and serfdom, established tolerance for non-Catholic religious denominations, created a totally new administrative structure for the Empire, introduced compulsory elementary education for all, put the army on a new footing, founded Vienna's General Hospital and opened the Prater gardens and Augarten park to the general public. |
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