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“The Royal Castle in Ofen”, photograph around 1900

The Royal Castle in Ofen (in Hungarian: Buda) with its impressive position high above the city. The castle was considerably enlarged following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 as a symbol for Hungary's new status. Franz Joseph used the palace as official residence when visiting the Hungarian capital in his function as King of Hungary.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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    The crisis of dualism

    The two halves of the Dual Monarchy evolved in different directions after 1867. Opinions about the rights and obligations of the two parts of the empire with regard to the state as a whole diverged increasingly.