Military Frontier (former Habsburg Monarchy)
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The Military Frontier was a militarized borderland of the Habsburg Monarchy, organized as a buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire and inhabited by communities granted land in exchange for military service.
Aliases (5)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
→
borderland → military district → |
| abolished |
1881
→
|
| adminCenter |
Karlovac
→
Petrovaradin → Temesvár NERFINISHED → Varaždin → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confiniaria militare
→
Militärgrenze → Vojna krajina → |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
→
Kingdom of Hungary (Habsburg) → Ottoman Empire → |
| composedOf |
Banat Military Frontier
NERFINISHED
→
Croatian Military Frontier → Slavonian Military Frontier → Tisza–Mureș Military Frontier NERFINISHED → Transylvanian Military Frontier NERFINISHED → |
| country |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
→
Austrian Empire NERFINISHED → Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED → |
| economicActivity |
cattle breeding
→
peasant agriculture → |
| endTime |
late 19th century
→
|
| governedBy |
Aulic War Council in Vienna
→
military command rather than civil authorities → |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced ethnic and religious composition of the western Balkans
→
served as main Habsburg defensive line against Ottoman incursions → |
| legalStatus |
directly subject to the Habsburg military authorities
→
|
| locatedIn |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
→
Central Europe → Southeastern Europe NERFINISHED → |
| militaryObligation |
permanent readiness for border defense
→
|
| militaryRole |
frontier defense system
→
|
| notableReform |
18th-century reforms under Joseph II
→
18th-century reorganization under Maria Theresa → |
| partOf |
Habsburg–Ottoman border
→
|
| population |
Croats
→
Germans → Hungarians → Romanians → Serbs → Vlachs → |
| purpose |
buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire
→
defense of Habsburg lands → |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
→
Roman Catholicism → |
| settlementPolicy |
granted land in exchange for hereditary military service
→
|
| significantEvent |
formal organization under Ferdinand I in the mid-16th century
→
|
| socialClass |
Grenzer (frontier soldiers)
→
|
| startTime |
16th century
→
|
| territorialSuccessor |
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
NERFINISHED
→
Kingdom of Hungary (within Austria-Hungary) → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Military Frontier (former Habsburg Monarchy)
("Croatian Military Frontier")
→
Military Frontier (former Habsburg Monarchy) ("Slavonian Military Frontier") → |
composedOf |
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Buri
("Danubian frontier")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Battle of the Granua
("Danubian frontier")
→
|
front |
|
Smiljan
→
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historicalRegion |
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Military Frontier (former Habsburg Monarchy)
("Habsburg–Ottoman border")
→
|
partOf |
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Milutin Tesla
("Military Frontier, Austrian Empire")
→
|
placeOfBirth |
|
Roman–Germanic wars
("Danubian frontier")
→
|
primaryTheater |
|
Ballomar
("Danubian frontier")
→
|
sphereOfInfluence |