!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Kaisertum_Österreich|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]