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Krakow AnnexedIn defiance of a treaty guaranteeing independence, Austria annexes Krakow : there are protests from England and other countries
Serbia Invades BulgariaWhen Rumelia revolts and unites with Bulgaria, the Serbs, encouraged by Austria, invade Bulgaria expecting an easy victory. Big mistake
Hapsburg SchlossHapsburg, on the Aar, was the seat of one of Europes most dominant dynasties
Napoleon & Marie-LouiseIlluminations at the palais de Saint-Cloud when Napoleon replaces Josephine with Marie- Louise of Austria
Austria / Graza distant view of Graz
Emperor Visits - 3Franz-Joseph, emperor of Austria, visits Nancy in the course of his tour de France
Embassy to AustriaAnxious for an heir, Napoleon decides to dump Josephine, who can t oblige : he sends an embassy to Vienna suggesting marriage to Maria Luisa (Marie-Louise)
Vienna Jewish QuarterStreet scene in the Jewish quarter, about the time that Sigmund Freud was born here
Emperor Visits - 2Napoleon leaves Franz-Joseph, emperor of Austria, at the Elysee palace after making sure hes properly settled in with clean towels and everything
MOZART / PLAYING / 1756-1791WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Mozart playing before the imperial family of Austria
Blown-up bridge in WarsawA bridge over the Vistula at Warsaw, blown up by the Russians in their retreat through Poland. In May 1915, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary
Premier of Bulgaria 1915Photographic portrait of Dr. V. Radoslavoff, premier of Bulgaria in 1915. Bulgaria entered the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in the hope of regaining part of Macedonia
European Ambassadors in Constantinople, 1896Photograph of the ambassadors of the leading European powers, photographed in the garden of the Austrian Embassy, Constantinople (now Istanbul), 1896. Those pictured are (from left to right) P
Ferdinand I of BulgariaA photographic portrait of Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861-1948), often known as Foxy Ferdinand, or the Balkan Fox. Bulgaria entered World War I in 1915 on the side of the Central Alliance
The Tsar saluting troopsPhotograph showing Tsar Nicholas II saluting troops during army manouevres. Russia was traditionally seen as the protector of the Slavs and after Austria attacked Hungary in 1914 mobilised troops
War Scare in BerlinA run on a Berlin savings bank at nine o clock in the morning in August 1914. The news that diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had been broken off caused stampeding upon banks
Assassination in SarajevoPhotograph showing the arrest of Gavrilo Princips, leader of the group of Serbian nationalists, who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28th 1914
Treaty of Campo FormioTREATY OF CAMPO FORMIO Napoleon imposes terms on the archduke Karl of Austria
Carl / Charles of AustriaCHARLES OF AUSTRIA Austrian Archduke
Koeniggratz - RetreatBATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (aka Sadowa) - the defeated Austrians retreat
Elizabeth / Austria / PunchELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA Wife of her own cousin, Franz Josef I of Austria, seen here on horseback during a visit to England
Franz Ii / Hre / Austria VivFRANZ II Last Holy Roman Emperor; also Emperor of Austria as Franz I
Street Fight Prague / 1848(then Bohemia, with Austria) Street fighting in Prague
Street Fighting / Wien / LizStreet fighting in the Jaegerzeile in Vienna
Vienna / Distant C1700Vienna: distant view across the river
Rail in Austria, FirstAustrians applaud the first railway in their country : it runs from Nordsdorf to Wagram and the journey takes all of 20 minutes
Vienna, HofburgCarriages and pedestrians in the platz before the Hofburg
Tyrolean DanceRustic dance of the Tyrol
Electro-magnetic surgeryA tool to aid surgeons in the operating theatre. A electro-magnetic machine to detect and remove metal particles from wounds
Carlo Alberto, king of Piedmont, joins in the war for independence from Austria
Garibaldi & Carlo AThe meeting between Garibaldi and Carlo Alberto, king of Piedmont, when the king is persuaded to join in the war for independence from Austria
Emperor in ItalyGuns salute Ferdinand I, emperor of Austria, as he steams into Capodistria, in the course of a visit to his Italian possessions
Non-Smokers AttackedWhen Austria imposes a tax on tobacco at Milano, Italy, many residents give up smoking in protest : the Austrians then attack those who refuse to smoke !
Emperor at MilanoEmperor Franz I of Austria meets Francesco I, king of the two Sicilies, in Milano, to discuss matters of mutual interest such as who should rule Italy
Don Juan of Austria - 1DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto
Don Juan of Austria - 8DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto
Don Juan of Austria - 7DON JUAN, known as Don John of Austria son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto
Last Doge of VeniceLodovico Manin, the 120th and last doge of Venice, collapses after swearing allegiance to Austria, a consequence of Napoleons conquest of northern Italy
Battle of Nachod 1866The 8th Prussian Dragoon regiment in action against the Austrians at NACHOD
Racial Type / Austria PostThis lucky Austrian postman, delivering mails on a rainy day, has met two pretty girls who invite him to share their umbrella
Austrian Ski Race 1894A ladies ski race under way in Austria
Racial / Austria WeddingA bride and groom in their wedding costume
The Empress of AustriaELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA Consort of Emperor Francis Joseph. Great beauty and proficient horsewoman. Murdered by an Italian anarchist in Geneva
Charles Ix / Munchener BCHARLES IX, King of France with his wife, Elisabeth of Austria
Margaret of Austria 2MARGARET OF AUSTRIA (or of PARMA) daughter of emperor Maximilian I, regent of Netherlands, guardian of nephew Carl V, an able administrator
Battle of Dunes 1658BATTLE OF THE DUNES A Franco-English fleet, commanded by Turenne, defeats the Spanish fleet under Don John of Austria and Le Grand Conde
Haynau AssaultedAustrian marshall Haynau, who had brutally suppressed the revolutionary movement in Austria and Italy, is attacked during his visit to Barclay Perkins brewery, London