The Habsburg monarchy was the collection of lands ruled by the House of Habsburg in Central Europe, which grew out of their possessions in Austria. After the death of King Louis II at the battle of Mohacs, Ferdinand I inherited the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary, which joined the Austrian lands. The monarchy later became the Austrian Empire, and, after the Compromise of 1867, Austria-Hungary, a state with many nationalities that included Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Poles, Croats and others. It was a major European power for centuries, defending the continent against the Ottomans. It collapsed at the end of the First World War, when its peoples declared independence and Charles I gave up his role.
Before and after
- 1525Birth of Pieter Brueghel the Elder
- from 1526 to 1857Mughal Empire
- from 1526 to 1568Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary
- from 1526 to 1791Ottoman–Habsburg Wars
- from 29 August 1526 to 12 November 1918Habsburg monarchy
- from 11 November 1526 to 16 August 1570Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
- 1527Origins of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
- 21 May 1527Birth of Philip II of Spain
- 21 June 1527Death of Niccolò Machiavelli
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- 1744Rise of House of Saud
The era
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