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The name ostarrichi austria has been in use since 996 ad when it was a margravate of the duchy of bavaria and from 1156 an independent duchy later archduchy of the holy roman empire of the german nation. Conditions in austriahungary 18701914 rb1austriahungary. It is also a basic uptodate outline of austrias political history, shedding light on economic. An almost complete history of austria in less than words stone and iron ages. He has already published a number of books on austrian history, including vienna and the jews, 18671938.
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