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The Austrian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its exist
Greatest extent of the Austrian Empire (1846–1859)
The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig, by Johann Peter Krafft. Karl von Schwarzenberg and the monarchs of Austria, Prussia, and Russia after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813
Metternich alongside Wellington, Talleyrand, an other European diplomats at the Congress of Vienna, 1815
The crown jewels of Austria, with the 'hauskrone' of Rudolph II
Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Boh
Portrait by Friedrich von Amerling, c. 1832
1770 painting by Anton Raphael Mengs depicting Archduke Francis at the age of 2
Francis I as Austrian Emperor wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, undated
Portrait of Francis I of Austria, by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1818–1819