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Where was Lombardy & Venetia? Lombardy-Venetia was a kingdom in northern Italy that was part of the Austrian empire. It was created in 1815 by resolution of the Congress of Vienna in recognition of the Austrian House of Habsburg-Lorraine’s rights to Lombardy and the former Republic of Venice after the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed…
Where was the Austrian Empire? In 1808, when Emperor Francis II of Austria dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, Austria became the Austrian Empire, and was also part of the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The lands occupied by this empire when it first issued stamps in 1850, included all or in part…
Who occupied Austria after WW2? Like Germany, Austria was occupied by Allied Forces in 1945 and it was divided into various administrative zones by their troops. Vienna, like Berlin, was in the middle of the Russian Zone and the city was also divided into zones. The Allied occupation of Austria started on 27 April 1945…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: 1902 Karlsbad, Austria to Leixlip, Co Kildare: 1902 Karlsbad is now known as Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic It now has about 48,000 inhabitants It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of Prague It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor &…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Vienna to Mullingar, Co Westmeath: 1890 Addressee: Second Lt. L.J. Thorpe The Barracks Mullingar Co Westmeath Ireland Other Stamps / Envelopes / Postcards in this series: Stamps of the World – a list of stamp issuing countries (past & present) Irish Diaspora Letters – an A-Z list of incoming mail…
Where was the Anschluss? The Anschluss, or Anschluß, is also known as the Anschluss Österreichs (Annexation of Austria) and it refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. Although this annexation happened almost overnight, it was a long time coming and ‘the idea’ of an Anschluss began after the unification…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: DÖBLING, Vienna, Austria to LONDON, England, then re-routed to Belfast: 1889 This is a very early illustrated postal stationery card (1889) card and depicts the then famous S. Friedls stamp company/museum. It is initially posted from from DÖBLING, Vienna, Austria and was addressed to LONDON, England Franked with a “DÖBLING…
Where was the First Republic of Austria? The 12th November 1918 marked the first day of republican Austria. For the first time in more than 650 years, Austrians lived without their former Habsburg rulers and their former lands shrunk to 40% of their former size. Vienna became an out-sized capital of a much smaller country.…
Where was the Austrian Empire? In 1808, when Emperor Francis II of Austria dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, Austria became the Austrian Empire, and was also part of the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The lands occupied by this empire when it first issued stamps in 1850, included all or in part…
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