Further Austria

Further Austria

Territories of Austria (1301-1439, 1490-1564, 1619-1623, 1655-1805), State of the Holy Roman Empire (1439-1490, 1564-1619, 1623-1655)

Location: Southwest Germany

Capital Cities: Baden im Aargau (1301-1445), Ensisheim (1415-1651), Freiburg im Briesgau (1651-1803), Günzburg (1803-1805)

Government type: Austrian Territory

Main languages: German

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1301: Habsburgs Acquire Burgau, the first district of Further Austria

1330: Rheinfelden part of Further Austria

1330-1415: Schaffhausen part of Further Austria

1331: Neuemburg am Rhein and Breisach part of Further Austria

1324-1648: Sundgau part of Further Austria

1363: Vorarlberg part of Further Austria

1368: Breisgau part of Further Austria

1381: Hohenberg part of Further Austria

1439-1490: Further Austria a separate Archduchy from the rest of Austria (with Tyrol)

1453-1735: Falkenstein part of Further Austria

1465: Nellenburg part of Further Austria

1477-1802: Frickgau part of Further Austria

1556: Ortenau part of Further Austria

1564-1619: Further Austria a separate Archduchy from the rest of Austria (with Tyrol)

1623-1655: Further Austria a separate Archduchy from the rest of Austria (with Tyrol)

1648: Further Austria west of the Rhine ceded to France

1752: All of Further austria united as one province

1805: Further Austria split between neighboring states

Currency

Pfennig (1439-11490)

1 Pfennig = 2 Obol • 1 Groschen 3 Kreuzer = 12 Pfennig • 1 Goldgulden = 968 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 1080 Pfennig

Thaler (1564-1619, 1623-1655)

1 Thaler = 5 Pfunder = 15 Batzen = 60 Kreuzer = 240 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 3 Thaler

Thaler (1783-1805)

1 Thaler = 60 Kreuzer = 480 Heller

Coins from Further Austria in the collection

•1 Kreuzer, 1765 (Archduke Franz II (1792-1805), copper, Günzburg mint, KM#27)

•3 Kreuzer, 1577-1595 (Archduke Ferdinand II (1564-1595), silver, Hall in Tyrol mint, MT#241)