Austria-Hungary
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| + | '''Austria–Hungary''', also known as the '''Austro-Hungarian Empire''', the '''Dual Monarchy''' or the '''[[Kaiserlich und königlich|k.u.k]] Monarchy''' was a state in [[Central Europe]] ruled by the [[House of Habsburg]], constitutionally a [[personal union|monarchic union]] between the crowns of the [[Austrian Empire]] and the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. The state was a result of the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867|''Ausgleich'']] or [[Ausgleich|Compromise of 1867]], under which the Austrian Habsburgs agreed to share power with a separate Hungarian government, dividing the territory of the former Austrian Empire between them. The [[Dual monarchy|Dual Monarchy]] existed for 51 years until 1918, when it dissolved following military defeat in the [[World War I|First World War]]. | ||
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Austria–Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the k.u.k Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary. The state was a result of the Ausgleich or Compromise of 1867, under which the Austrian Habsburgs agreed to share power with a separate Hungarian government, dividing the territory of the former Austrian Empire between them. The Dual Monarchy existed for 51 years until 1918, when it dissolved following military defeat in the First World War.
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