Austrian Empire

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Empire of Austria Kaisertum Österreich  (German)
1804–1867
Flag Imperial coat of arms
Anthem: Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ("God Save Emperor Francis")
The Austrian Empire in 1815, with the boundaries of the German Confederation in dotted lines
Greatest extent of the Austrian Empire (1846–1859)
Capital	Vienna
Common languages	German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ruthenian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Istro-Romanian, Lombard, Venetian, Istriot, Friulian, Ladin, Italian, Ukrainian, Yiddish
Religion	Majority: Roman Catholic (official) Minorities: Lutheranism, Calvinist, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Judaism
Demonym(s)	Austrian
Government	Absolute monarchy (1804–1867) (Constitutional attempts) (1860–1867)
Emperor
• 1804–1835	Francis I
• 1835–1848	Ferdinand I
• 1848–1867	Franz Joseph I
Minister-President
• 1821–1848	Klemens von Metternich (first)
• 1867	Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (last)
Legislature	Imperial Council
• Upper house	House of Lords
• Lower house	House of Deputies
Historical era	19th century
• Proclamation	11 August 1804
• Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire	6 August 1806
• Congress of Vienna	8 June 1815
• 1848 Revolution	13 March 1848
• Constitution adopted	20 October 1860
• Austro-Prussian War	14 June 1866
• Compromise of 1867	30 March 1867
Area
• Total	698,700 km2 (269,800 sq mi)
Population
• 1843 estimate	37,500,000
Currency	Gulden Thaler (1804–1857) Vereinsthaler (1857–1867)
Preceded by Succeeded by Holy Roman Empire Archduchy of Austria Electorate of Salzburg Kingdom of Hungary Bohemian Crown Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Slavonia Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Principality of Transylvania Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Italy
Today part of	Austria  Hungary  Czech Republic  Slovakia  Romania  Slovenia  Croatia  Italy
1: Territories of Austria and Bohemia only.

The Austrian Empire was an empire that lasted in Europe from 1804 to 1867. The empire was centered on present-day Austria and was a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire which collapsed on 1806. The last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, became Francis I of Austria and was succeeded by Ferdinand I of Austria and finally Franz Joseph I of Austria.

In 1867 the Austrian Empire was succeeded by Austria-Hungary, which ended in 1918, defeated in World War I. Parts of it are now in Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy.

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