The Historical Geography of Europe, Vol. I, TextFreeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus)
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The Historical Geography of Europe, Vol. I, Text
Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus)
Europe -- Historical geography
Annexation by France; kingdom of Holland; all the Burgundian
possessions French 302
Kingdom of the Netherlands; Liége incorporated; relation
of Luxemburg to Germany 303
Division of the Netherlands and Belgium; separation of
Luxemburg from Germany 303
General history and result of the Burgundian power 303-304
§ 9. _The Dominions of Austria._
Origin of the name _Austria_; anomalous position of the
Austrian power; the so-called ‘Empire’ of Austria 305-307
The _Eastern Mark_; becomes a duchy; division of Carinthia;
union of Austria and Styria 307-308
County of Görz 309
Austria, &c., annexed by Bohemia; great power of Ottokar 309
House of Habsburg; their Swabian and Alsatian lands; their loss 309-311
King Rudolf; break-up of the power of Ottokar; Albert duke
of Austria and Styria 310
Relations between Austria and the Empire; division of the
Austrian dominions 311-312
Acquisition of Carinthia and Tyrol; commendation of Trieste;
loss of Thurgau 312-313
Austrian kings and emperors; possessions beyond the Empire 313-315
Union with Bohemia and Hungary 314-317
Consequences of the union with Hungary; slow recovery of
the kingdom 317
Acquisition of Görz; advance towards Italy; Austrian
dominion and influence in Italy 318
Connexion of Austria and Burgundy; the Austrian Netherlands 318-319
Loss of Elsass; of Silesia; acquisition of Poland; Dalmatia 320
Position and dominions of Maria Theresa 320-321
New use of the name _Austria_; the Austrian ‘Empire’ in 1811 321-322
Misuse of the Illyrian name 322
Austria in 1814-1815; recovery of Dalmatia; annexation of
Ragusa; of Cracow 322-323
Separation from Hungary; reconquest; the ‘Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy;’ Bosnia, Herzegovina, Spizza 323-324
CHAPTER IX.
THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE.
Origin and growth of France; comparison with Austria 325
How far Karolingia split off from the Empire 326
France a nation as well as a power 326-327
Use of the name of _France_; its dukes acquire the western
kingdom; extent of their dominion 327-328
Two forms of annexation; first, of fiefs of the crown;
secondly, of lands beyond the kingdom 328
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