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Born December 14, 1897 • Italy
Died November 18, 1977 (aged 79) • Austria
Title / Office chancellor (1934-1938), Austria
Political Affiliation Christian Social Party
Role In Anschluss

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Karl Renner
president of Austria
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Austrian politician
Otto Bauer
Austrian political leader
Karl Lueger
Austrian politician
Ignaz Seipel
chancellor of Austria
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
emperor of Austria-Hungary
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich
Austrian statesman
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni: portrait of Joseph II
Joseph II
Holy Roman emperor
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa
Holy Roman empress
Leopold I
Leopold I
Holy Roman emperor
Eugene of Savoy
Eugene of Savoy
Austrian general
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider
Austrian politician
Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim
president of Austria and secretary-general of the United Nations
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
chancellor of Austria
Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
Felix, prince zu Schwarzenberg
prime minister of Austria
Karl Philipp, prince zu Schwarzenberg
Austrian diplomat and military officer
Archduke Charles
Archduke Charles
Austrian field marshal
Joseph, Graf Radetzky.
Joseph, Graf Radetzky
Austrian military reformer