Austria: Polity Style: 1804-2024 |
| 11 Aug 1804 - 21 Dec 1867 |
Kaisertum Österreich [1] |
| 21 Dec 1867 - 11 Nov 1918 |
Die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder [2] |
| 30 Oct 1918 |
the Provisional National Assembly (Provisorische Nationalversammlung) assumed the supreme power of the State of German-Austria (Staat Deutschösterreich) in accordance with a resolution passed by the Provisional National Assembly on 30 Oct 1918 (Austria Official Gazette, No. 1, 15 Nov 1918, pp. 1-3) |
| 12 Nov 1918 |
German-Austria is proclaimed a democratic republic as part of a projected German Republic (Deutsche Republik) in accordance with a law passed by the Provisional National Assembly on 12 Nov 1918, publicly proclaimed at a ceremony in Vienna on 12 Nov 1918 (Austria Official Gazette, No. 1, 15 Nov 1918, pp. 4-5); Wiener Zeitung, No. 263, 13 Nov 1918, pp. 3-4) |
| 12 Nov 1918 - 23 Oct 1919 |
Staat Deutschösterreich [4] |
| 23 Oct 1919 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with a law passed by the Constituent National Assembly (Konstituierende Nationalversammlung) on 21 Oct 1919, effective on publication (Austria Official Gazette, No. 174, 23 Oct 1919, p. 1153) [5] |
| 23 Oct 1919 - 1 May 1934 |
Republik Österreich |
| 1 May 1934 |
the Constitution of the Federal State of Austria (Verfassung des Bundesstaates Österreich) is promulgated by a public announcement issued by the Federal Government on 1 May 1934 (Austria Official Gazette, No. 1, 1 May 1934, p. 1) |
| 1 May 1934 - 13 Mar 1938 |
Bundesstaat Österreich |
| 13 Mar 1938 |
Austria is incorporated into the German Reich as a province (Land) in accordance with a Constitutional law issued by the Federal Government on 13 Mar 1938, effective on 13 Mar 1938 (Austria Official Gazette, No. 25, 13 Mar 1938, p. 259; rectified: Austria Official Gazette, No. 1, 15 Mar 1938, p. 1) [6] |
| 13 Mar 1938 - 30 Apr 1939 |
Land Österreich |
| 1 May 1939 |
the territory of Land Österreich is divided into seven administrative units (Reichsgau) in accordance with a law issued by the Reich Government on 14 Apr 1939, effective on 1 May 1939 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, No. 74, 19 Apr 1939, pp. 777-780) [7] |
| 27 Apr 1945 |
the re-establishment of the Republic of Austria and the nullity of annexation of 1938 are proclaimed in accordance with a declaration of independence signed by the representatives of political parties on 27 Apr 1945 in Vienna (Österreichische Zeitung, No. 4, 30 Apr 1945, pp. 1-2; Austria Official Gazette, No. 1, 1 May 1945, pp. 1-2) |
| 27 Apr 1945 - |
Republik Österreich |
| 27 Jul 1955 |
the independence and sovereignty of Austria is recognized by the Allied and Associated Powers in accordance with a state treaty signed by the representatives of Austria, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and France on 15 May 1955 in Vienna, effective upon the deposit of instruments of ratification with the government of the Soviet Union on 27 Jul 1955 (Austria Official Gazette, No. 39, 30 Jul 1955, pp. 725-810) [8] |
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| [1] |
This term has no Constitutional status before 25 Apr 1848, and has dynastic rather than territorial import - it was deliberately preferred to Kaiserreich. It is intended to encompass all the hereditary possessions of the Haus Österreich, and is so defined in the Constitution of 7 Mar 1849; in the Constitution of 25 Apr 1848 it is similarly used, but excludes the "Hungarian" and "Lombardo-Venetian" possessions. |
| [2] |
This polity is informally known from its inception as Österreich; this usage receives official recognition in passing in an Imperial Rescript of 11 Oct 1915. It and A Magyar szent korona országok = Länder der ungarischen heiligen Krone are the two components of the Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie = Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia, a term given official sanction 14 Nov 1868. |
| [3] |
Full title: Gesetz vom 12. November 1918 über die Staats- und Regierungsform von Deutschösterreich. |
| [4] |
Also in official use: Republik Deutschösterreich, and Deutschösterreichische Republik. |
| [5] |
Full title: Gesetz vom 21. Oktober 1919 über die Staatsform. |
| [6] |
Full title: Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Wiedervereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich. It was incorporated into the legislation of the German Reich by a law issued by the Reich Government on 13 Mar 1938 (Gesetz über die Wiedervereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich. Vom 13. März 1938) and promulgated in Germany Official Gazette, Part I, No. 21, 14 Mar 1938, pp. 237-238. |
| [7] |
Full title: Gesetz über den Aufbau der Verwaltung in der Ostmark (Ostmarkgesetz) vom 14. April 1939. |
| [8] |
Full title: Staatsvertrag betreffend die Wiederherstellung eines unabhängigen und demokratischen Österreich. |
