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Styria has been linked with Austria since 1192. How did this come about?
In the exam (German)
Seit 1192 ist die Steiermark mit Österreich verbunden. Wie kam es dazu?
- aThrough a referendum of the Styrian populationdurch eine Volksabstimmung der steirischen Bevölkerung
- bThrough a war in which Austria conquered it from Hungarydurch einen Krieg, in dem Österreich sie von Ungarn eroberte
- cThrough a peace treaty after the First World Wardurch einen Friedensvertrag nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg
- dThrough an inheritance agreement with the Dukes of Austriadurch einen Erbvertrag mit den Herzögen von ÖsterreichCorrect answer
Why?
In 1186 the childless Duke of Styria made an inheritance agreement, the Georgenberg Pact (Georgenberger Handfeste), with the Babenbergs, the Dukes of Austria. When he died in 1192, Styria passed to the Duke of Austria.
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