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In the early years of the Napoleonic wars [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] decided to declare himself as ‘emperor of the French’ on 18 May 1804, followed by his coronation on 2 December. In response fearing loss of influence and the imminent dissolution of the [[Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)|Holy Roman Empire]], [[Francis II Hapsburg]] decided to declare himself Emperor Francis I of Austria.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Peter H. Wilson|year=2016|title=Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire|title-url=https://annas-archive.org/md5/2a130b7bac0ce627114d4062c742cfb0|chapter=Sovereignty|section=A New Charlemagne|page=161-163|isbn=9780674058095}}</ref> | In the early years of the Napoleonic wars [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] decided to declare himself as ‘emperor of the French’ on 18 May 1804, followed by his coronation on 2 December. In response fearing loss of influence and the imminent dissolution of the [[Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)|Holy Roman Empire]], [[Francis II Hapsburg]] decided to declare himself Emperor Francis I of Austria.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Peter H. Wilson|year=2016|title=Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire|title-url=https://annas-archive.org/md5/2a130b7bac0ce627114d4062c742cfb0|chapter=Sovereignty|section=A New Charlemagne|page=161-163|isbn=9780674058095}}</ref> | ||
[[French Empire ( | [[First French Empire (1804 – 1815)|Napoleonic France]] won a decisive victory against the Austrians at Austerlitz on 2 December 1805 forcing the Austrians to sue for peace. On 6 August 1806 Francis abdicated as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolving the Empire in response to the threat of renewed war with France and Napoleon's reorganisation of Germany.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Metternich era === | === Metternich era === | ||
[[Klemens von Metternich]] rose to become an influential politician over Austria as leader of a [[reactionary]] government, becoming Foreign Minister in | [[Klemens von Metternich]] rose to become an influential politician over Austria as leader of a [[reactionary]] government, becoming Foreign Minister in 1908, and later chancellor from 1821 to 1848. The defeat of Napoleonic France in 1814 allowed Austria to grow in strength and the subsequent [[Congress of Vienna]] allowed them to gain territory and influence. Austria exchanged the [[Austrian Netherlands]], previously lost during the [[French Revolution]], for Northern Italy; annexing [[Lombardy]] and the possessions of the former [[Venetian Republic]]. Austria also gained influence over the new [[German Confederation]] created as a replacement for the dissolved Holy Roman Empire.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=M. A. Poltavskii|year=1979|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Austria|chapter=Austria|section=Austria from the end of the 18th century to the 1860’s}}</ref> | ||
The feudal absolutist Metternich government was committed to [[counterrevolution]], supressing attempted [[Bourgeois revolution|bourgeois revolutions]] for Italian unification in the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] and the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] in | The feudal absolutist Metternich government was committed to [[counterrevolution]], supressing attempted [[Bourgeois revolution|bourgeois revolutions]] for Italian unification in the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] and the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] in 1921. As the ruling elite fought to keep control over their patchwork empire, the [[bourgeoisie]] slowly attempted to bring the [[Industrial Revolution|industrial revolution]] to Austria, replacing workshops with [[Capitalism|capitalist]] factories during the 1830-40s. The growth of the bourgeoisie was hampered by the governments favouring of feudal [[Landlord|landlords]] and its efforts to maintain the feudalist system, keeping the bourgeoisie relatively weak in Austria.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
=== Revolutions of 1848 === | === Revolutions of 1848 === | ||
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[[Category:History of Austria]] | [[Category:History of Austria]] | ||