
The Ottoman Empire, a European History
After the Republic of Venice and the Habsburg Empire, the third guide in Extinguished Countries will be dedicated to the Ottoman Empire, which received the

The Future of Extinguished Countries…According to You!
A few months ago, we sent out a survey to ask what you thought about the future of Extinguished Countries. Over the years, this project

Vienna’s lesser-known imperial past
Between 1869 and 1910, the population of Vienna grew from 630,000 to over 2 million. The Austrian capital was then the centre of a vast

Hungary’s view of the Habsburg Empire
Hungary has a peculiar relationship with the Habsburg Empire. It seems to distance itself from it, as if it had not really been a part

Artur Grottger: between art, political engagement and love story
Artur Grottger was one of the most prominent Polish Romantic painters. He was born in 1837 in Ottyniowice in Eastern Galicia (now Otynevychi, Ukraine), and

Liechtenstein and the Habsburg Empire
Nestled between Switzerland and Austria, Liechtenstein had a special relationship with the Habsburg Empire. It was not part of it, but its rulers lived in