Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria was the collective name for the early possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-western Germany, including territories in the Alsace region west of the Rhine and in Vorarlberg.
Border stone of 1768 with the Austrian coat of arms and "V.O." ("Vorderösterreich"), Salhöhe, Switzerland
The House of Habsburg, also known as the House of Austria, is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.
Profile portrait of Leopold I highlighting his "Habsburg jaw", Deutsches Historisches Museum
"PLUS OULTRE", motto of Charles V in French, on a ceiling of the Palace of Charles V in Granada