Kaisertum Österreich#

Austrian Empire (1804-1918). On August 14, 1804 Franz II then still emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, proclaimed himself Emperor of Austria and thus established the Austrian Empire as a hereditary monarchy. In 1867 the "Ausgleich" (or Compromise) was reached between Austria and Hungary. In 1867 the Austrian Empire was converted into a Dual Monarchy; the western part of the Monarchy remained an Empire until 1918 and the Emperor was also King of Hungary.