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'''1939 (Republic of Austria)''' |capital= Vienna (Wien)
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== History ==
{{Main|History of Austria}}
[[File:RTL Claudia Maddalena.png|thumb|230x230px|Claudia Magdalena, last monarch of Austria|left]]
Austria's modern history has primarily been defined by its reigning dynasty, the Habsburgs. The Habsburgs gained many territories during the 14th to 17th century. During the 17th to 18th century, their history has been defined by their constantly rivalry with the [[Ottoman Empire]]. However, this rivalry began to reverse by the 19th century when the Ottoman Empire liberated Austria from the French during the [[Augustine Wars]].
==== Austria in the Great War ====
{{Main|Great War}}
By the 20th century, Austria was at odds with [[Great Britain]] over influence in continental Europe. Together with [[France]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]], Austria formed the [[Tripartite Coalition]]. In 1935, the Tripartite Coalition was involved in the [[Great War]], fighting against the Cordial League (a coalition led by [[Great Britain]] and [[Russia]]). The war ended in a devastating defeat for the Tripartite Coalition.
In the resulting Congress of Vienna, the Austrian Empire's territory was carved up and divided. New nations came out of the former empire's territories, while some territory were ceded to [[Illyria]], [[Venice]], [[Russia]], and [[Poland]].
==== Post-war Austria ====
Members of the broader Habsburg line was forbidden from holding political office, while the direct descendants of Empress Claudia von Habsburg were actively persecuted. After the war, Austria was reestablished as a liberal republic. However, political turmoil in the face of an active pro-Russian National Republican movement led to the Austrian Civil War, which lasted from 1962-1965. The National Republicans won the civil war, establishing the Austrian National Republic in 1965.
== Government and Politics ==
== Demographics ==
== Culture ==
== List of leaders ==
*'''First Austrian Republic (1939-1965)'''
**Oskar Uffermann (1939-1943)
**Christoph Bierkamp (1943-1946): term unfinished, died of natural causes
**Werner Schutte (1946-1952): assumed acting President in 1946, elected in 1952
**Konstantin Kurjak (1952-1956)
**Otto Clauberg (1956-1965): deposed by the National Republicans
*'''Austrian National Republic (1965-)'''
**Hans Dressler (1965-)
== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|File:TripartiteFate Austria.png|Post-war partition of Austria (1939)|File:Austria_1930_by_Karjo.jpg|Austrian Empire in 1930 (artwork by [https://www.deviantart.com/karjalantino Karjo])|File:Austria_by_catette.png|Post-war Austria (artwork by [https://www.deviantart.com/cattette Cattette])
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== See also ==
* [[History of Austria]]
* [[The Great War]]
{{Nations of the World}}
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