In February 1867 Hungary gained autonomy, and in June the Austrian Empire was formally reorganized into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a political union of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, officially known as "the kingdom and royal territory represented by the Imperial Parliament and the crown of St. Stephen of Hungary", the last state ruled by the Habsburg dynasty.
Many knew Princess Sisi, the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, who received great attention for her slender figure and good looks, and became a legend of her life; the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the second largest in Europe at the time, after the Russian Empire.
At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was undoubtedly brilliant, it was one of the five traditional european powers and one of the world powers at that time, the machinery and instrument manufacturing industry was prosperous, the steel arms industry was strong, and it ranked fourth in the world; the total reserve of resources was extensive, and the total mobilization of troops was huge, which was the fourth in Europe.
In particular, the agricultural and crude oil industries, which ranked first in Europe; the heavy artillery weapons produced by the famous Skoda Arsenal were also the first in the world, and after the end of the First World War, how many countries did austria-Hungary finally split into? I'm afraid there's more than you think.
On November 3, 1918, Austria-Hungary signed a ceasefire with the Allies, which also meant the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, following the Czech Republic's declaration of independence on October 28 of the same year, followed by Hungary.
In addition to the Czech Republic and Hungary, the countries that split from austria and hungary also have Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a total of 10 countries, some netizens have joked that "Austria-Hungary does not disintegrate, and the ranking of national football can rise by ten places."
In addition, Poland, Romania, and Italy also acquired part of the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, in the 51 years from 1867 to 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire developed rapidly, and technological improvements promoted industrialization and urbanization, with the vicinity of Vienna, the Austrian hinterland, the Foothills of the Alps, the Czech Republic, and Budapest becoming centers of economic development.
According to the data, the shadow of the former Roman Empire can be observed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but during the Napoleonic Wars, the royal family lost the throne of the Holy Roman Empire and changed its name to the Austrian Emperor, and by the 1860s, the suppressed national liberation movement was once again unstoppable after the defeat of the Empire.
The royal family had to win over the Hungarian nobility that had always been loyal to the royal family, so Hungary gained autonomy, which was also the origin of the "Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy", but with the defeat of Sadova, the Empire's willingness to restore the glory of the Roman Empire was in vain, Germany was depressed for a long time after the end of the First World War, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was torn apart.