Habsburg Confederation
The Habsburg Confederation was a large nation in Central Europe, bordering Russia, Italy, and Germany.
Structure
Despite being declared a confederation, the nation remained under the rule of the Austrian Emperor. However, each region was granted their own parliament, subject to the Emperor's executive powers.
The Empire was formed into the regions of:
These regions were laid largely upon ethnic lines.
History
Following the The Great War, Germany and Russia wished to maintain friendly relations with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Emperor Leopold II of Austria sought to retain control over the fracturing regions. Aided by his cousin, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leopold gave the regions more autonomy, each with their own parliament. Franz Ferdinand attempted to create a trialist state, with the region of Croatia elevated to kingdom. However, Leopold favored the 15 state solution proposed by Aurel Popovici.
While many of the ethnic minorities celebrated the reformations, the region of Hungary opposed it greatly as they would lose much of their territory. Hungary called for rebellion in order to maintain their authority. With the help of Germany and Russia, Austria put down the Hungarian Revolution of 1922.
Eventually, the various regions joined larger powers. Trento and Trieste joined Italy. Carniola, Croatia, and Vojvodino united with Serbia and Montenegro to form Yugoslavia. Hungary and Romania argued over the territories of Transylvania and Szeklerland until arbitration decided the two regions would be an independent Transylvania. West Galicia became an independent Poland. German Moravia and German Bohemia joined the German Empire as duchies under German military leaders. Hungary attempted to claim Slovakia as an extension of the Crowns of St. Stephen, but were denied as it was believed Hungary was retaining much more than they deserve. As a result, Bohemia and Slovakia united as Czechoslovakia, and elected Prince Gabriel, brother of Tsar Ivan VII, as king. East Galicia was initially offered to Russia, but protests among the Ukrainian nationals saw the declaration of the Kingdom of Galicia, which later became the Kingdom of Ukraine.
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