Republic of Austria 1919
The new Republic of Austria was the legal successor of Austria-Hungary and had to cede important territories in the Treaty of Saint-Germain in 1919
The origins of present-day Austria go back to the Habsburg dynasty that made the country a fundamental part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1867 the Austrian Empire became the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Habsburg Empire ended in 1918 at the end of the First World War. The First Republic of Austria was established in 1919. In 1938, through the process known as the Anschluss, the country was occupied by Nazi Germany. This occupation would last until the end of World War II, when Austria would regain its independence and the Second Republic of Austria would be created in 1955.