| Dissolved | Early 20th century (following a successful revolution) |
| Established | 1945 |
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The Danube Confederation, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire in our reality, was a multinational European power that was first established in 1945. It was one of the largest and most economically developed nations on the continent.
The Danube Confederation was established upon the unification of the Habsburg-ruled Austrian Empire and the Danube Kingdom, with the uninterrupted line of male monarchs descended from the House of Danube. This marked the end of centuries of intermittent conflicts between the two powers and unified a vast multinational region.
Wilhelm IV was the first monarch to rule the Danube Confederation. His reign was marked by continental and territorial expansion and conflict with the Ottoman Empire, Prussia and France.
The mid-16th century was a volatile period for the Danube Confederation as it struggled with religious strife and wars with the Ottoman and Protestant powers in Central Europe.
Following Wilhelm IV's death, his daughter Maria Sophia of Danube married Philip II of Spain. This union significantly expanded Danube's global influence and marked the beginning of the House of Habsburg lineage.
The Danube Confederation experienced major changes in the mid-19th century with political reforms and the abolition of serfdom. This triggered a wave of independence movements, specifically in the Balkans region. The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one such notable event.
Throughout the Danube Confederation's history, its many constituent regions went through a significant linguistic and cultural shift. The most notable languages were Yiddish, Rumanian, Slovak, German, Magyar (or Hungarian), Czech, Serbo-Croat, and Polish. Moreover, Roman and Christian influences were prominent in many facets of Danube life, including the state's architecture, art and literature.
By the late 19th century, mounting tensions between the monarchy and various ethnic groups led to the Balkan Crisis of 1893. This gave rise to the Danube Revolution, a large-scale social and political movement championed by various independence movements. On July 7, 1902, the Revolutionary Council officially declared the dissolution of the Danube Confederation, birthing a number of new, autonomous nations.
