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Further Austria

1379 CE – 1805 CE (approx.) · capital Freiburg im Breisgau

The Habsburgs' scattered western lands in Swabia, Alsace and the Breisgau, governed for four centuries from Ensisheim and Freiburg.

Origins

The Habsburgs came from the County of Habsburg in Aargau and held scattered lands across Swabia, Alsace and the upper Rhine. The Treaty of Neuberg of 1379 divided the family's possessions, giving the western territories, together with Tyrol and Inner Austria, to Leopold III; these western lands became known as Further Austria.

Rule and society

Further Austria was a patchwork: the Breisgau with Freiburg, the Sundgau in Alsace, the forest towns on the Rhine, the margraviate of Burgau and the county of Hohenberg. It was governed from Ensisheim and later Freiburg, often together with the County of Tyrol, and had its own estates. Heavy losses to the Swiss followed in the 15th century. The University of Freiburg was founded in 1457.

Decline and legacy

The Peace of Westphalia gave the Alsatian lands to France in 1648. After the Peace of Pressburg in 1805 the remaining territories were divided among the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Bavaria, ending Habsburg rule in south-west Germany.

Lineage

Further AustriaGrand Duchy of Baden 1806 CE – 1918 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Further Austria. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/further-austria
MLA
“Further Austria.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/further-austria. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Further Austria.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/further-austria.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Further Austria’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/further-austria (Accessed: ).

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