Kaiserthum, or modern German Kaisertum (), is a German word for
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
in its meaning as a state ruled over by an
Emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
, used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is most known as a description of the
Empire of Austria
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central- Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...
after its creation in 1804.
''Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt für das Kaiserthum Oesterreich. Jahrgang 1858''
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A later used German term for it is "Kaiserreich
Kaiserreich may refer to:
*Empire, state ruled by an emperor
*Holy Roman Empire (800/962–1806)
*Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
* Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918)
* German Empire (1871–1918)
*'' Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'', a mod ...
".
See also
*Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
*Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...
*Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)
The Kingdom of Hungary between 1526 and 1867 existed as a state outside the Holy Roman Empire, but part of the lands of the Habsburg monarchy that became the Austrian Empire in 1804. After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the country was ruled by ...
*German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
References
Austrian Empire
German words and phrases
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