The Austrian Empire was proclaimed in 1804 by Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, who took the title Emperor of Austria as Francis I in response to Napoleon's elevation to emperor of the French. It brought together the Habsburg lands, including Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, parts of northern Italy and Galicia, a multinational realm with many languages. Two years later, in 1806, the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved. The empire was led through the Napoleonic Wars and the post-1815 order by Prince Metternich, and it faced revolutions in 1848 and defeat by Prussia in 1866. After the Compromise of 1867 with Hungary, it was reorganized as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
Before and after
- from 14 May 1804 to 23 September 1806Lewis and Clark Expedition
- from 18 May 1804 to 7 July 1815First French Empire
- 4 July 1804Birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 28 July 1804Birth of Ludwig Feuerbach
- from 11 August 1804 to 8 June 1867Austrian Empire
- 23 November 1804Birth of Franklin Pierce
- 21 December 1804Birth of Benjamin Disraeli
- 1805Rise of Muhammad Ali dynasty
- 1805Peace of Pressburg
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The era
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