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Austria

AUS

Rank
Great Power (#6)
Status
Assigned
Prestige
894
Major Politics & Society
January 1st, 1866

The Federal Solution to a Multiethnic Empire

The multiple nationalities of the Austrian Empire have long conflicted with each other - with most of the political power resting in the hands of the German and Hungarian populations. In an attempt to address the disparity, advocates for federalization have finally proposed a viable solution.

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Politics & Society Player Submission
January 16th, 1856

The Great Savannah Hunt

A hunting competition event held in the Cape Colony near the town of Durban to facilitate economic investment and to draw talent from around the globe to the Cape to further grow the colony.

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Politics & Society
August 21st, 1846

Abdication of Kaiser Ferdinand and Retirement of Metternich

Date: August 21, 1846. A few months shortly after the outbreak of the Sicilian Subjugation Conflict, Kaiser Ferdinand abdicated in favor of Kaiser Franz Joseph. Only a few days later, Foreign Minister Metternich retired as well.

Major Politics & Society Player Submission
January 1846

The Brother’s Coup : The Springtime Spreads Into Italy

The Springtime of the Peoples spread to Southern Italy as the Murat Brothers successfully launched a coup against King Ferdinand II and proclaimed a Third Neapolitan Republic.

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Politics & Society Player Submission
October 4th, 1845

Here to Stay

House Obrenović consolidates command; Karađorđević departs for Austria.

Eastern Europe & Balkans
Major Politics & Society
1843

The Iron Crown, Stolen

The Phantom Thief, the Golden Mask, has stolen the Iron Crown of Lombardy!

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Major Diplomacy
April 19th, 1839

Belgium Foreign Minister - A Fool

Belgium's Foreign Minister, Felix Blomme, has been called a fool and a petulant baby by Metternich in private correspondence. The former has stalled and jeopardized the London Conference on the issue of Belgium's sovereignty.

Western EuropeCentral & Northern Europe
Diplomacy Player Submission
November 29th, 1835

Speech of Karl Friedrich Tscharner

Karl Friedrich Tscharner, President of the Tagsatzung argues that the failings of the Congress of Vienna, and the tensions that arose as a result of the Treaty of Munich necessitates an active involvement of Switzerland in the creation and prolonging of peace on the continent.

Politics & Society Player Submission
December 16th, 1832

Proud to be a Hungarian

The Diet is in session and to a close

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Diplomacy Player Submission
February 1816

Forever Undivided No More

Schleswig and Holstein, bound together for centuries under Danish rule, have now been separated. Holstein is an independent German nation while Schleswig was annexed into Denmark. Any questions this might pose do not exist.

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Major Diplomacy
February 1816

Treaty of Munich

In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, these are the terms by which peace returns to Europe.

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Diplomacy
July 21st, 1815

Excerpt from a Secret Diary

News has reached Italy that Bernadotte has entered the war on the side of Russia and Prussia. I do not pretend to understand whatever madness was put forward to compel his entry into the war. Perhaps some promise of land, as he seemed rather concerned about Pomerania at the Congress. Regardless of …

Western EuropeCentral & Northern Europe
War
May 30th, 1815

Confidential Dispatch to London, Vienna, and Paris

To the attention of His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and by copy to the respective Allied Courts of the Seventh Coalition.

Western EuropeNorth America
War
April 14th, 1815

Military Dispatch from the Encampment at Zakopane, Southern Polish Front

Victory against the Austrian battalion south by south-west of Krakow. Poor ground from spring thaw left cannon unpositioned, primary detachment was exposed to charge. Cavalry performed admirably. Attached is a list of officers recommended for new honors.

Eastern Europe & Balkans
War
November 8th, 1814

CONGRESS BREAKS DOWN, FRANCE MOBILIZES FOR WAR

Installed King Louis XVIII Throws in with English, Austrian Patrons

Western Europe
Major Diplomacy
November 4th, 1814

The Failure of the Congress

The Congress of Vienna was convened for a noble purpose: that a group of wise and intelligent men might bandage the wounds Napoleon wrought upon Europe with peace and justice. Had circumstances been otherwise, I believe that goal could have been accomplished. But sadly, the circumstances being what…

Western EuropeCentral & Northern EuropeEastern Europe & Balkans
War
November 2nd, 1814

Shots Fired in Krakow!

The Wiener Zeitung has confirmed a limited skirmish in the city of Krakow between Austrian soldiers and the Russian occupiers.

Eastern Europe & Balkans
Diplomacy
October 27th, 1814

Exclusive: Russian Tsar Reportedly Belligerent and Erratic During Negotiations!

Exclusive sources close to the ongoing negotiations in our fair city (who wish to remain anonymous) have told the Austrian Observer that Tsar Alexander I has been aggressive and unpredictable during negotiations. "He's not right in the head," said one palace insider. "He started off demanding that …

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Diplomacy
October 24th, 1814

Prussians, Russians Fortify Occupied Land

Concerning news from the Continent reached London today, with Prussian and Russian soldiers reportedly fortifying their positions in Saxony and Poland, respectively, despite protests by Austria and Great Britain.

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