Ernst Kaltenbrunner Ernst Kaltenbrunner (4 October 1903 Austrian official during World War II, holding the offices of Chief of the RSHA, and President of Interpol. He was the highest-ranking SS leader to face trial, having the full rank of Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei und Waffen-SS. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and executed. Ernst_Kaltenbrunner
Engelbert Dollfuss Engelbert Dollfuß (October 4, 1892 – July 25, 1934) was an Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman, who was chancellor of Austria from 1932 and right-wing dictator of Austria from 1933 until his assassination by Nazi agents in 1934. Engelbert_Dollfuss
Kurt Waldheim Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and President of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While running for President in Austria in 1985, his service as an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II raised international controversy. Kurt_Waldheim
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria Sigismund of Austria, Duke, then Archduke of Further Austria (October 26, 1427 March 4, 1496) was a Habsburg archduke of Austria and ruler of Tirol from 1446 to 1490. Sigismund (or Siegmund, sometimes also spelled Sigmund) was born in Innsbruck; his parents were Frederick IV, Duke of Austria and Anna of Brunswick. He was a first cousin of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Sigismund,_Archduke_of_Austria
History of Austria This is the history of Austria. See also the history of Europe and history of present-day nations and states. History_of_Austria
Conrad Celtes Conrad Celtes (aka Conrad Celtis, Konrad Celtis; February 1, 1459 – February 4, 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and Neo-Latin poet. Conrad_Celtes
Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa (13 May 1717 - 29 November 1780) was the Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary (as Maria II Theresa ), Queen of Bohemia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and a Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Francis of Lorraine. She was technically the last member of the House of Habsburg, succeeded by her son Joseph II of the House of Lorraine, the house itself styled as von Habsburg-Lothringen (of Habsburg-Lorraine). Maria_Theresa_of_Austria
Graz Graz (; Slovene:Gradec), with a population of 291,574 as of 2009 (of which 255,354 have principal residence status), is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark, ).Graz has a long tradition as a student cityuniversities have more than 44,000 students. Graz
Noricum Noricum, in ancient geography, was a Celtic kingdom (perhaps better described as a federation of, by tradition, twelve tribes) stretching over the area of today's Austria and a fraction of Slovenia. It became a province of the Roman Empire. It was bounded on the north by the Danube, on the west by Raetia and Vindelicia, on the east and southeast by Pannonia, on the south by Region 10, Venetia et Histria. Noricum
Carantania Carantania, also known as Carentania (, , in old Slovene onomastics Korotan) was a Slavic principality that emerged in the second half of the 7th century, in the territory of present-day southern Austria and north-eastern Slovenia. Having lasted more than 300 years, it is considered one of the first Slavic states. It was the predecessor of the medieval Duchy of Carinthia. Carantania
Wilhelm Furtwängler Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 conductor and composer, widely considered one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. Wilhelm_Furtwängler
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I (July 26, 1678 April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of the Romans was the elder son of Emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, who was the daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine.Born in Vienna, he was educated strictly by Prince Dietrich Otto von Salm and became a good linguist. In 1687, he received the crown of Hungary and became King of the Romans on January 6, 1690. Joseph_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Elisabeth of Bavaria Elisabeth of Bavaria (24 December 1837 - 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as spouse of Emperor Francis Joseph I. From an early age, she was called “Sisi” by family and friends. Elisabeth_of_Bavaria